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Jul 01 2011

Wall Street Journal

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Lung-Cancer Screening Unknowns: Who Should Get it, How Much it Will Cost

Jul 01 2011

USA Today

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Patients pay as much as 683% more for the same medical procedures, such as MRIs or CT scans, in the same town, depending on which doctor they choose,

Jun 30 2011

HealthLeaders Media

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A recent statistical brief from the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality shines a light on just how wide the gap is between rural and non-rural EDs.

Jun 30 2011

New York Times

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Local Laws Fighting Fat Under Siege

Jun 30 2011

GovhealthIT

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The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services has released an interim final rule that describes the standard set of information for two electronic health transactions

Jun 30 2011

AZ Central

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If you light up a cigarette, it will snuff out your chances to land a job with health-insurance giant Humana Inc.

Jun 30 2011

Healthcare IT News

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With the prohibitive and rising cost of healthcare, there has never been a greater need for accountable care organizations, according to Mark McClellan, MD, former administrator for the CMS

Jun 30 2011

Bloomberg

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Obama Health-Care Overhaul to Be Appealed to Supreme Court, Lawyer Says

Jun 29 2011

New York Times

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Administration Halts Survey of Making Doctor Visits

Jun 29 2011

HealthLeaders Media

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Calculating the ROI on Patient Satisfaction Efforts

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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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2019 Kaiser Family Foundation Employer Health Benefits Report
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