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Oct 13 2011

HealthLeaders Media

By Kevin Roche Headlines No Comments

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

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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

Oct 12 2011

Fiscal Times

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When researchers examined bankruptcy rates they found that five years after their diagnosis cancer patients were four times more likely to declare bankruptcy than the general population.

Oct 12 2011

HealthLeaders Media

By Kevin Roche Headlines No Comments

The pillars of an essential health benefits package are medical effectiveness, safety, and their relative value compared with alternatives

Oct 12 2011

Politico

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Henry Ford dropped out from the administration’s Pioneer program – in short, it had better options — or, at least, more predictable ones — than the ACO program.

Oct 12 2011

New York Times

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Insurers and clinicians scrambled on Friday to decide whether to continue to offer routine P.S.A. tests

Oct 12 2011

NPR.org

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A study just out in the BMJ raises new doubts. Researchers found conflicts of interest were prevalent among experts who served on 14 U.S. and Canadian panels that came up with guidelines for the treatment

Oct 11 2011

Chicago Tribune

By Kevin Roche Headlines No Comments

Medicare supplemental health plans, popular among politically powerful retirees, could come under the budget knife

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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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