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Aug 19 2011

HealthLeaders Media

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Though some nonprofit hospitals and health systems continue to turn to debt leveraging as a means to pursue growth opportunities, others are turning to and being welcomed by private equity firms.

Aug 19 2011

Kaiser Health News

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Hospitals Gobble Up More Doctors

Aug 18 2011

Wall Street Journal

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In a report that cuts to the heart of the tort-reform debate, the New England Journal of Medicine has released this study that attempts to measure the economic and emotional impact of medical malpractice cases on doctors.

Aug 18 2011

New York Times

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Several health industry analysts warn that the sector is showing signs of economic sluggishness that has long kept other business sectors beleaguered.

Aug 18 2011

Bloomberg

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Health insurers will have to provide descriptive labels similar to those found on food products under a consumer-information provision in the 2010 health overhaul the U.S. began rolling out today.

Aug 18 2011

InformationWeek

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Electronic health record data stores bring legal liability fears, logistical headaches for healthcare organizations, attorneys say.

Aug 18 2011

HealthLeaders Media

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Recovery audit contractors, previously responsible for issuing demand letters to providers, will shift this responsibility to Medicare administrative contractors.

Aug 18 2011

PR Newswire

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General Dynamics to Acquire Vangent, Inc., from Veritas Capital

Aug 17 2011

Politico.com

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A quirk in the Affordable Care Act is that while it gives HHS the authority to create a federal exchange for states that don’t set up their own, it doesn’t actually provide any funding to do so. By contrast, the law appropriates essentially unlimited sums for helping states create their own exchanges.

Aug 17 2011

NPR.org

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Supercommittee At Risk With Campaign Donors

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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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