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Oct 14 2011

LA Times

By Kevin Roche Headlines No Comments

Blue Shield of California says it will give customers in the state a $283-million credit on their insurance premiums, saying it is fulfilling a promise to return money to policyholders when its net income exceeds 2% of revenue.

Oct 14 2011

Washington Post

By Kevin Roche Headlines No Comments

About 10,000 doctors, nurses and other providers now participate in the National Health Serv­ice Corps.  Officials estimated that the corps is serving about 10.5 million patients.

Oct 14 2011

HealthLeaders Media

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In just over two pages of the Affordable Care Act’s Section 3026, over $500 million in federal spending is allocated over five years for the Community-Based Care Transitions Program or CBCTP.

Oct 14 2011

New York Times

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For the first time, a government-backed quality rating will have a financial meaning to health insurance companies looking to attract millions of older Americans to privately run Medicare coverage

Oct 14 2011

InformationWeek.com

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The Nebraska Health Information Initiative has signed 14 critical access hospitals to its statewide health information exchange in recent weeks, with others expected to join as more hospitals roll out digital health record systems.

Oct 14 2011

ehealthnews.eu

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Telemedical ECG testing in GP surgeries could cut hundreds of thousands of unnecessary emergency hospital admissions

Oct 13 2011

HealthLeaders Media

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A five-star designation is a rarity; only 12 out of 446 plans rated achieved it in 2011. The rating means that Martin’s Point’s Value and Prime Medicare Advantage plans will qualify in 2012 for a cut of an estimated $3 billion in bonus payments

Oct 13 2011

HealthLeaders Media

By Kevin Roche Headlines No Comments

While their research shows that CDHPs reduce healthcare spending, there is also evidence that those cuts have come at the expense of necessary care

Oct 13 2011

Chicago Tribune

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A new insurance approach will be introduced this year that will give employees accounts to help cover medical expenses. They can either put their own pretax dollars in the accounts, or pay higher insurance premiums and have the company fund the account.

Oct 13 2011

New York Times

By Kevin Roche Headlines No Comments

China’s Next Revolution Is in Fitness

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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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