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Mar 15 2012

HealthLeaders Media

By Kevin Roche Headlines No Comments

Under essential health benefits, each state can select a health plan to benchmark coverage for the 10 broad categories of coverage. But here’s the catch: HHS will require states to defray the costs of any state-mandated benefits not covered by the selected benchmark plan.

Mar 15 2012

Wall Street Journal

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Why America’s Doctors Are Struggling to Make Ends Meet

Mar 15 2012

Wall Street Journal

By Kevin Roche Headlines No Comments

Robots have already staked out a place in the health-care world—from surgical droids that can suture a wound better than the human hand to “nanobots” that can swim in the bloodstream.

Mar 15 2012

eHealthNews.eu

By Kevin Roche Headlines No Comments

IBM’s Biomedical Analytics Platform Helps Doctors Personalize Treatment

Mar 15 2012

NationalJournal.com

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Health care reform may be coming to the whole country, but our health care system is still very local.

Mar 14 2012

Reuters

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Insight: Behind the healthcare-law case: The challengers’ tale

Mar 14 2012

Bloomberg

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UnitedHealth Expands in Middle East With Al Sagr Insurance

Mar 14 2012

HealthLeaders Media

By Kevin Roche Headlines No Comments

The number of hospital beds needed is falling.  In 2009, the average number of hospital beds was 2.6 per 1,000 people. In 1999 the national average was 3.0—a 13.3% drop. Length of stay stats are dropping, too.

Mar 14 2012

Bloomberg

By Kevin Roche Headlines No Comments

U.S. Budget Deficit Revised Upward to $1.2 Trillion for 2012

Mar 14 2012

Politico

By Kevin Roche Headlines No Comments

GOP links IPAB repeal and malpractice reform

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Kevin RocheThe Healthy Skeptic is a website about the health care system, and is written by Kevin Roche, who has many years of experience working in the health industry. Mr. Roche is available to assist health care companies through consulting arrangements through Roche Consulting, LLC and may be reached at khroche@healthy-skeptic.com.

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