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Jun 29 2011

National Journal

By Kevin Roche Headlines No Comments

About 5 percent of the population is responsible for almost half of all health care spending in the United States and for rising premium rates, according to a new report from the National Institute for Health Care Management Foundation.

Jun 29 2011

Politico

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State health exchange planning documents obtained by POLITICO read like a who’s who of top health consulting firms, with contracts awarded to health vendors large and small.

Jun 28 2011

Wall Street Journal

By Kevin Roche Headlines No Comments

Stanley Black & Decker Inc. on Monday unveiled a 6.5 billion Swedish kronor ($1 billion) cash offer for security-surveillance company

Jun 28 2011

GovhealthIT

By Kevin Roche Headlines No Comments

State HIEs wrangle with thorny ‘patient consent’ issue

Jun 28 2011

LA Times

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Concierge medicine has a cost for all patients

Jun 28 2011

ehealthnews

By Kevin Roche Headlines No Comments

IBM Study Identifies New Generation of Connected Health Devices

Jun 28 2011

PR Newswire

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Experian Expands Footprint in Healthcare, Acquires Medical Present Value

Jun 28 2011

Revitalization Partners

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Cornerstone Buys MedResolutions

Jun 28 2011

New York Times

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As hospice has moved into the mainstream — it is now serving 1.1 million Medicare patients a year — concerns about excessive costs and misuse have mounted.

Jun 28 2011

NPR.org

By Kevin Roche Headlines No Comments

Study: Doctors More Likely To Drop Private Insurance Than Medicare

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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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