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Jul 06 2011

New York Times

By Kevin Roche Headlines No Comments

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

By Kevin Roche Headlines No Comments

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

By Kevin Roche Headlines No Comments

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.

Jul 05 2011

KaiserHealth News

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Insurance brokers won a round in their battle over the future of sales commissions on Thursday when a key committee of state insurance regulators voted to endorse a controversial bill now before Congress.

Jul 05 2011

MedPage Today

By Kevin Roche Headlines No Comments

Medical Tourism: Boom or Bust?

Jul 05 2011

Washington Post

By Kevin Roche Headlines No Comments

The Obama administration reduced the premiums by up to 40 percent in special high-risk insurance plans that the federal government is running in 17 states and the District.

Jul 05 2011

New York Times

By Kevin Roche Headlines No Comments

Obama administration officials are offering to cut tens of billions of dollars from Medicare and Medicaid in negotiations to reduce the federal budget deficit

Jul 05 2011

Kaiser Health News

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Patients To Get Satisfaction Survey When They Leave Hospitals

Jul 05 2011

HealthLeaders Media

By Kevin Roche Headlines No Comments

The ACO and individual mandate narratives are not catching as much of my attention lately as they once did. New business alliances and mergers are much more intriguing.

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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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