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Aug 23 2011

Washington Post

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Hospitals seek more ER patients even as Medicaid tries to lessen demand

Aug 23 2011

WBUR.org

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A one-page list of 56 common medical tests and procedures could shake up the way doctors deliver care at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center. Why? Because there’s a price next to each item.

Aug 23 2011

HealthLeaders Media

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Speeding Patient Throughput with RTLS

Aug 23 2011

Kaiser Health News

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Workers Squeezed As Employers Pass Along High Costs Of Specialty Drugs – Some employers make patients pay a percentage of cost instead of a co-pay

Aug 22 2011

KHN Capsules

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The number of children eligible for Medicaid and the Children’s Health Insurance Program (CHIP)  but not enrolled fell to 4.3 million in 2009 from 4.7 million the prior year, according to a report out today

Aug 22 2011

Bloomberg

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U.S. regulators plan to proceed with a program requiring durable medical equipment suppliers led by Lincare Holdings Inc.  and Apria Healthcare Group Inc. to bid to sell to Medicare beneficiaries.

Aug 22 2011

PR Newswire

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Ignite Health, an inVentiv Health company and a new breed of healthcare agency combining best-in-class branding with first-in-class digital innovation, today announced the acquisition of Syndicated Methods, a San Diego-based mobile development firm.

Aug 22 2011

HealthLeaders Media

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NQF Endorses 41 Standards of Pediatric Care

Aug 22 2011

Bloomberg

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Kinetic Concepts Said to Get ConvaTec Bid Topping Apax’s $5 Billion Offer

Aug 22 2011

Washington Post

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AGING AMERICA: Baby boomers expected to spend tens of billions in pursuit of youthfulness

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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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