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Sep 14 2011

New York Times

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About three of every four Americans will be overweight or obese by 2020.

Sep 14 2011

Wall Street Journal

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Executives from big pharmaceutical, hospital and insurance companies are crafting their own plan to reduce the deficit which calls for wringing Medicare savings from beneficiaries, not just from hospitals and drug makers.

Sep 13 2011

Chron.com

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The insurance industry is handing out campaign cash to Illinois lawmakers who will play pivotal roles in setting up Illinois’ health-benefits exchange.

Sep 13 2011

ehalthnews.eu

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Carefx announced that together with IBM they will enable hospitals across Denmark to provide clinicians with real-time access to the very latest clinical patient information

Sep 13 2011

HealthLeaders Media

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There were 83,466 physician assistants practicing in the United States in 2010, a 100% increase over the past 10 years

Sep 13 2011

HealthLeaders Media

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There are three different models for health information exchanges, with each varying according to how the patient’s data is stored and accessed by participants

Sep 13 2011

Kevinmd.com

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How do hospitals ensure a discharge doesn’t result in an avoidable readmission? What is most important is communication.

Sep 13 2011

New York Times

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Obama Looks for Big Health Cuts, Worrying Democrats

Sep 13 2011

Rueters

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Maxim Healthcare Services Inc, a home health-care services company, has agreed to pay $150 million to resolve allegations it defrauded U.S. government benefits programs.

Sep 13 2011

Kaiser Health News

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Rate Of Uninsured Stays Flat In 2010, Census Reports

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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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