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Feb 16 2012

Washington Post

By Kevin Roche Headlines No Comments

New GOP Medicare plan promotes private insurance, raises eligibility age, increases premiums

Feb 15 2012

HealthLeaders Media

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Signals that federal officials might “re-examine the pace” of next year’s implementation dates for ICD-10 are bringing mostly favorable reactions from healthcare providers.

Feb 15 2012

Wall Street Journal

By Kevin Roche Headlines No Comments

Medical venture capitalists used to try cut their financing risk by recruiting several investors into funding rounds, but the challenge of keeping large syndicates together is causing some to rethink this approach.

Feb 15 2012

New York Times

By Kevin Roche Headlines No Comments

UnitedHealth Unveils Patient Info Service for MDs

Feb 15 2012

HealthLeaders Media

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Medicare Targeted for Cuts Under HHS Budget

Feb 15 2012

HealthLeaders Media

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Proposed Doc Fix Would Slash $27B from Hospitals, ACA

Feb 14 2012

Wall Street Journal

By Kevin Roche Headlines No Comments

What’s Behind the Medicare Increase?

Feb 14 2012

LA Times

By Kevin Roche Headlines No Comments

Patient satisfaction is costly but maybe not so healthy

Feb 14 2012

Wall Street Journal

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Health-care investor Linden is taking SeraCare Life Sciences into private practice. Linden has agreed to pay about $82 million to acquire the Nasdaq-listed provider of products and services used in the discovery, development and production of human diagnostics and therapeutics.

Feb 14 2012

Politico

By Kevin Roche Headlines No Comments

High-risk insurance pools short on enrollees

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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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