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May 13 2011

HealthLeaders Media

By Kevin Roche Headlines No Comments

This standard will require that every health insurer provide a summary of benefits and coverage that is written not exactly in plain English but in a uniform format that will make comparisons across health plans a bit easier.

May 13 2011

HealthLeaders Media

By Kevin Roche Headlines No Comments

Doctors can make a stroke diagnosis using an iPhone application with the same accuracy as a one made using a medical computer workstation, a study from the University of Calgary’s Faculty of Medicine revealed

May 13 2011

HealthLeaders Media

By Kevin Roche Headlines No Comments

Get rid of the SGR with value-related projects such as bundling, and a separate formula for various physician categories instead of a general formula affecting all physicians.

May 12 2011

Wall Street Journal

By Kevin Roche Headlines No Comments

Major U.S. health insurers, including Aetna Inc., Humana Inc. and WellPoint Inc., are retooling to become more than just health plans, in the wake of the federal health-care overhaul

May 12 2011

Washington Post

By Kevin Roche Headlines No Comments

Fla. pilot program to cut Medicaid costs raises new questions

May 12 2011

Washington Post

By Kevin Roche Headlines No Comments

The age gap between geographical regions in the U.S. has grown to its widest level in decades, sharpening the divides on hot-button issues such as immigration and changes to Medicare.

May 12 2011

Wall Street Journal

By Kevin Roche Headlines No Comments

There are tons of reasons why people don’t take the medications they’ve been prescribed, including side effects, cost and complicated drug regimens.  A couple of different approaches to improving adherence are in the news today.

May 12 2011

HealthLeaders Media

By Kevin Roche Headlines No Comments

The 2011 MMI healthcare cost is $19,393, a 7.3% or $1,319 increase over 2010. But here’s some good news, that’s the lowest annual rate of increase in more than a decade.

May 11 2011

Wall Street Journal

By Kevin Roche Headlines No Comments

Officials are staging a series of public hearings around New York on designing the state’s health insurance exchange as part of federal health care reform.

May 11 2011

HealthLeaders Media

By Kevin Roche Headlines No Comments

Are There Simple Answers to Telehealth Questions?

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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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