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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?

May 11 2011

PBS.org

By Kevin Roche Headlines No Comments

A new study found that debt reduction proposals by House Republicans lawmakers could leave up to 44 million more low-income and disabled Americans without health insurance.

May 11 2011

US News

By Kevin Roche Headlines No Comments

Genetic Test Shows Promise in Guiding Breast Cancer Care

May 11 2011

Wal Street Journal

By Kevin Roche Headlines No Comments

Landmark study had little impact on heart care

May 11 2011

HealthLeaders Media

By Kevin Roche Headlines No Comments

When beneficiaries get care out of network, that accrued cost is assigned to the ACO, even though they didn’t provide the care, and probably had no say in the decision making.

May 11 2011

Kaiser Health News

By Kevin Roche Headlines No Comments

Eight states – including Florida, Colorado and Georgia – would lose more than 40 percent of their federal funding for Medicaid over the next decade under the House Republicans’ plan to repeal the 2010 federal health law

May 11 2011

HealthLeaders Media

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High-volume Hospitals Recommended for High-Risk Heart Transplants

May 11 2011

USA Today

By Kevin Roche Headlines No Comments

Uninsured Americans — including those with incomes well above the poverty line — leave hospitals with unpaid tabs of up to $49 billion a year, according to a government study released today.

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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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