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May 20 2011

New York Times

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The Obama administration demanded on Thursday that insurers justify proposed rate increases of more than 10 percent, starting in September.

May 20 2011

NPR.org

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Three-quarters of prescriptions these days are filled with a generic. And the proportion keeps climbing.

May 19 2011

HealthLeaders Media

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High co-payment costs prompt between 6% and 25% of oncology patients to walk away from the pharmacy counter without filling their prescriptions

May 19 2011

HealthLeaders Media

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Employers will see healthcare costs increase by 8.5% in 2012, up slightly from 2010, as the economy continues to rebound

May 19 2011

PR Newswire

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MinuteClinic Forms Strategic Affiliation With Inova Health System in Northern Virginia

May 19 2011

JAMA

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The understanding of evidence-based practice and the role of information technology in the ICU have substantially increased

May 18 2011

Hemonctoday.com

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Implementing a telemedicine intervention resulted in lower hospital and intensive care unit mortality, lower rates of preventable complications and shorter hospital and intensive care unit lengths of stay

May 18 2011

HealthLeaders Media

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Aurora Health Care President/CEO Nick Turkal, MD, says the Milwaukee-based healthcare system will not take part in the federal government’s Accountable Care Organization pilot

May 18 2011

Kaiser Health News

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States Struggling To Pay For Aged, Disabled Community Programs

May 18 2011

PR Newswire

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LifeCare Holdings, Inc. Enters into Agreement to Acquire HealthSouth Corporation’s Long Term Acute Care Hospitals

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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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