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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

By Kevin Roche Headlines No Comments

Is 2012 The Year Of Online Patients?

Jan 12 2012

HealthLeaders Media

By Kevin Roche Headlines No Comments

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

Jan 12 2012

Bloomberg

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The offer of a fitness club membership is helping insurers including UnitedHealth Group Inc. and Humana Inc. draw healthier and less costly patients to their Medicare programs

Jan 12 2012

Medpagetoday

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Use of guideline-recommended cancer therapy increased by more than 50% when oncologists included a tumor’s gene expression profile in the decision-making process, according to a study reported here.

Jan 12 2012

National Journal

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The federal government could save $148 billion over 10 years by increasing Medicare eligibility two years to age 67, the Congressional Budget Office reported on Tuesday.

Jan 12 2012

New York Times

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To help prevent overtesting and overtreatment of older patients — or undertreatment for those who remain robust at advanced ages — medical guidelines increasingly call for doctors to consider life expectancy as a factor in their decision-making

Jan 12 2012

Reuters

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By threatening a loss of federal funds, Congress unconstitutionally coerced states into expanding their Medicaid programs, the states led by Florida argued.

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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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