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Jan 17 2012

Yahoo.com

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By 2050, 13 million to 16 million Americans are projected to have Alzheimer’s, costing $1 trillion in medical and nursing home expenditures.

Jan 17 2012

New York Times

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The Obama administration is poised to require drug companies to disclose the payments they make to doctors for research, consulting, speaking, travel and entertainment.

Jan 17 2012

HealthLeaders Media

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A new program at Spectrum Health in Grand Rapids, MI is identifying “frequent fliers” at the system’s emergency departments and placing those patients with a multi-specialist intervention team.

Jan 16 2012

NPR.org

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The Sleep Apnea Business Is Booming, And Insurers Aren’t Happy

Jan 16 2012

Wall Street Journal

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A Doctor in Your Pocket – What does the future of medicine hold? Tiny health monitors, tailored therapies—and the end of illness

Jan 13 2012

NPR.org

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In 2009, just 1 percent of the non-institutionalized population accounted for 21.8 percent of all U.S. health spending. And just 5 percent accounted for half the total spending.

Jan 13 2012

ereleases.com

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School Health Corporation Acquires EnableMart to Expand Product Offering Into Schools

Jan 13 2012

New York Times

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The Obama administration said Thursday that rate increases sought by a health insurance company were unreasonable, and it ordered the insurer to rescind them or justify its refusal to do so.

Jan 13 2012

Information Week

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Is 2012 The Year Of Online Patients?

Jan 12 2012

HealthLeaders Media

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In 2009, 1% of the nation’s civilian population required healthcare spending that was slightly greater than in 2008, an increase from 20.2% to 21.8% of $1.26 trillion in treatment dollars

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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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