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Feb 20 2012

HealthLeaders Media

By Kevin Roche Headlines No Comments

HHS Secretary Kathleen Sebelius said Thursday that the federal government will delay for an unspecified time the implementation date for the ICD-10 diagnostic and procedural coding system.

Feb 20 2012

Washington Post

By Kevin Roche Headlines No Comments

States strike at ‘Obamacare,’ seek to exempt insurers, employers from birth-control coverage

Feb 17 2012

HealthLeaders Media

By Kevin Roche Headlines No Comments

Congress has passed a legislative package that would delay massive Medicare reimbursement cuts for physicians for 10 months. The deadline to resolve the sustainable growth rate formula issue is now postponed until the end of 2012.

Feb 17 2012

Chicago Tribune

By Kevin Roche Headlines No Comments

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

Feb 17 2012

Health Leaders Media

By Kevin Roche Headlines No Comments

Federal health officials on Thursday said some health plan enrollees will soon start receiving rebates amounting to about $323 million for the first year.

Feb 17 2012

Washington Post

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Next time you go to an emergency room, you should be prepared for this: If your problem isn’t urgent, you may have to pay upfront.

Feb 17 2012

Wall Street Journal

By Kevin Roche Headlines No Comments

A company has developed an experimental, implantable microchip to deliver drugs that one day may serve as a replacement for painful shots.

Feb 17 2012

Washington Post

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The impact of the Affordable Care Act in one map

Feb 17 2012

Bloomberg

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A Supreme Court decision upholding the health-care law would give Congress the power to make Americans purchase any other product, said lawyers challenging the measure.

Feb 17 2012

Kaiser Health News

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Video: Analyzing The Likely High Court Arguments On The Health Law

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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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