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Jun 27 2011

Tucson Sentinel

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In its ongoing attempt to weaken a key provision of the health care reform law the insurance industry is predicting dire consequences for people enrolled in health savings accounts if lawmakers don’t act soon.

Jun 27 2011

New York Times

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The promise of innovation can  prove a trap, a situation now playing out with dire consequences for possibly tens of thousands of people who received artificial hips intended to let them remain active.

Jun 27 2011

PR Newswire

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Daniels Jumps to No. 2 in Medical Waste Disposal Industry

Jun 27 2011

Washington Post

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Google Health Creator Adam Bosworth On Why It Failed: “It’s Not Social”

Jun 27 2011

New York Times

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Google is giving up on its vision of helping people live healthier lives with online personal health records.

Jun 27 2011

PR Newswire

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MCMC LLC Announces Acquisition of Patriot Risk Management, Inc.’s Managed Care Service Business

Jun 27 2011

Wall Street Journal

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Diabetes Cases Double to 347 Million

Jun 27 2011

New York Times

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Alarmed by a shortage of primary care doctors, Obama administration officials are recruiting a team of “mystery shoppers” to pose as patients, call doctors’ offices and request appointments to see how difficult it is for people to get care when they need it.

Jun 27 2011

Yahoo News

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A new report says many public health provisions in the nation’s year-old health care law have not received funding, and other funded efforts are under political attack.

Jun 27 2011

Politico

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Kathleen Sebelius – IPAB will protect 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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