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Jun 09 2011

HealthLeaders Media

By Kevin Roche Headlines No Comments

Drug retailer Walgreens and Northwestern Memorial Physicians Group of Chicago said Wednesday that they will collaborate on a healthcare program that will share the results of the drug retailer’s pharmacist clinical interventions

Jun 09 2011

Wall Street Journal

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Five U.S. senators asked the Inspector General of the Department of Health and Human Services to open an investigation into physician-owned distributorships, middleman entities that allow surgeons to profit from the medical devices they use on their patients

Jun 09 2011

HealthLeaders Media

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Proposed ACO Rules Attract Public Gripes

Jun 09 2011

Modern Healthcare

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HHS should include patient characteristics such as race and limited English proficiency in its risk-adjustment methodology as it implements the hospital re-admissions-reduction program

Jun 09 2011

Politico

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One of the key provisions in President Barack Obama’s health care reform law — his preferred method for getting Medicare costs under control — is facing a groundswell of opposition from unexpected corners.

Jun 09 2011

Reuters

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WellPoint Inc plans to buy privately held Medicare specialist CareMore to expand its presence in the U.S. government program for the elderly.

Jun 09 2011

Wall Street Journal

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Health care-focused venture capitalists have long been telling anyone on Capitol Hill who will listen that problems at the Food and Drug Administration are stifling innovation and deal flow

Jun 09 2011

PR Newswire

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Concurrent Technologies Corporation’s For-Profit Affiliate Acquires Assets of Coremotive, a Healthcare Consulting Company

Jun 08 2011

Kaiser Health News

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Berwick: “I’ve Got The Back” Of Medicare Beneficiaries—The KHN Interview

Jun 08 2011

NPR.org

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Will health insurance agents and brokers face a fate similar to that of travel agents, whose role in travel planning has dwindled as people book their own trips online?

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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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