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Mar 01 2012

Fiscal Times

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Catholic bishops have united against the Obama administration after the imposition of the mandate.

Feb 29 2012

Wall Street Journal

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Citi believes the FMCSA will shortly make changes to its guidelines for medical examiners to screen all interstate truckers with a BMI over 35 for obstructive sleep apnea

Feb 29 2012

MiamiHerald.com

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UnitedHealthcare buys Preferred Care, Medica HMOs

Feb 29 2012

HealthLeaders Media

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About $36 billion could be shaved off the nation’s healthcare tab each year if the cost for 300 common procedures covered under employer-based insurance plans were reduced to their median prices, according to research from Thomson Reuters Healthcare.

Feb 28 2012

Wall Street Journal

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A Bike Built for a Virtual-Reality Brain Boost

Feb 28 2012

HealthLeaders Media

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Five hospitals are the first in the nation to receive The Joint Commission’s advanced certification for palliative care

Feb 28 2012

The Hill

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The AMA — the largest lobbying group representing doctors — said the IPAB is the wrong way to control healthcare costs.

Feb 28 2012

Fiscal Times

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Inflating the Deficit with Futile Health Therapies

Feb 28 2012

NPR.org

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Coming To A Strip Mall Near You, A Health Insurance Store

Feb 28 2012

RTT News

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Alere Inc. announced that it has entered into a binding agreement to purchase eScreen Inc., a technology firm that specializes in toxicology screening and employee health products and services.The base purchase price is $270 million cash

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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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