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Jul 06 2011

Wall Street Journal

By Kevin Roche Headlines No Comments

About half the decline in colon-cancer deaths over the last several years is due to higher screening rates, the CDC says.

Jul 06 2011

MedPage Today

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The majority of percutaneous coronary interventions (PCIs) performed in the U.S. are done for the right reasons, but when the treatment can be either medicine or a stent, the choice is too often a stent, researchers found.

Jul 06 2011

PR Newswire

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DST Systems, Inc. Acquires Assets of IntelliSource Healthcare Solutions

Jul 06 2011

Washington Post

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In companies large and small, corporate fitness programs have survived mostly unscathed and have expanded in many cases.

Jul 06 2011

Star Tribune

By Kevin Roche Headlines No Comments

Medicare’s new annual wellness tests are designed to catch problems early. Some say they’re a waste of time.

Jul 06 2011

HealthLeaders Media

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A ruling by the Third Circuit Court of Appeals in Philadelphia will allow a portion of a kickback case against UnitedHealth Group Inc. and its subsidiary, AmeriChoice New Jersey, to proceed.

Jul 06 2011

New York Times

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Scientists are building sophisticated electronic and chemical sniffers that examine the puffs of exhaled air for telltale signs of cancer, tuberculosis, asthma and other maladies, as well as for radiation exposure.

Jul 06 2011

Washington Post

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Unless something unexpected happens, Don Berwick is racing to carry out one of the nation’s biggest health-care jobs with a timer ticking down the months.

Jul 06 2011

Reuters

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CareFusion announced an agreement to acquire Rowa, a Germany-based company specializing in robotic medication storage and retrieval systems for retail and hospital pharmacies

Jul 06 2011

The Insurance Nation

By Kevin Roche Headlines No Comments

A bill that would allow state officials to reject rate increases proposed by health insurers is under intense lobbying pressure – insurers, doctors and hospitals are trying to have the  bill weakened or killed, although for different reasons.

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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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