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Jun 16 2011

New York Times

By Kevin Roche Headlines No Comments

As Number of Medicaid Patients Goes Up, Their Benefits Are About to Drop

Jun 16 2011

Medpagetoday

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Enrollment in high-deductible health insurance plans that are tied to health savings accounts (HSAs) grew by nearly 14% in the past year, according to America’s Health Insurance Plans (AHIP), an industry trade group.

Jun 16 2011

HealthLeaders Media

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Nearly one in five Americans (16%) lives in rural areas, and thanks to the newly formed White House Rural Council, rural healthcare will be getting some much-needed federal attention.

Jun 16 2011

Twincities.com

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J&J to exit stent market

Jun 16 2011

Washington Post

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Life expectancy in the U.S. varies widely by region, in some places is decreasing

Jun 16 2011

New York Times

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Children with Medicaid are far more likely than those with private insurance to be turned away by medical specialists or be made to wait more than a month for an appointment, even for serious medical problems, a new study finds.

Jun 16 2011

insurancenews.net

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The Riverside Company further expanded ActivStyle, its consumable medical products retailing platform, with the add-on acquisition of Home Wellness, Inc. & Stay Dry Products, Inc.

Jun 15 2011

Reuters

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QIAGEN Makes Proposal to Fully Acquire Ipsogen, Further Expanding Leadership in Oncology Molecular Diagnostics

Jun 15 2011

The Hill

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The Health and Human Services Department won’t be revisiting regulations that implement the new healthcare law during its review of potentially burdensome regulations.

Jun 15 2011

HealthLeaders Media

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You can’t stand in a group of nurse executives without hearing someone ask about how others are improving their patient satisfaction or sharing notes about HCAHPS scores.

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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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