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May 05 2011

National Review

By Kevin Roche Headlines No Comments

Obama doubled down on IPAB as his primary means of confronting rising Medicare costs, recommending that it be granted additional “tools” and “enforcement mechanisms” to control costs and that its creation be fast-tracked.

May 05 2011

Kaiser Health News

By Kevin Roche Headlines No Comments

The role of community health centers, which serve about 23 million people, is expected to grow as part of the national health care overhaul.

May 04 2011

PR Web

By Kevin Roche Headlines No Comments

MEDSEEK Acquires Predictive Analytics Company to Increase Hospital Marketing ROI, Aid in Disease Management, Examine Population Health and Personalize Online Content

May 04 2011

Becker Hospital Review

By Kevin Roche Headlines No Comments

Private equity funds roared into many hospital executives’ consciousness last year with two huge purchases of non-profit hospitals, and they are continuing to make their presence felt.

May 04 2011

NRP.org

By Kevin Roche Headlines No Comments

There were shortages of 211 drugs last year, three times the number in 2006.

May 04 2011

Wall Street Journal

By Kevin Roche Headlines No Comments

House and Senate Republicans plan to unveil legislation Tuesday that would allow states to cut Medicaid enrollment, the latest effort to contain the swelling costs for the health care program for the poor.

May 04 2011

New York Times

By Kevin Roche Headlines No Comments

The finding casts further doubt on a clinical trial that made headlines in 2006 when it concluded that fully 80 percent of lung cancer deaths could be prevented through wide use of CT scans.

May 04 2011

New York Times

By Kevin Roche Headlines No Comments

Nearly one in 10 children and almost one in 12 Americans of all ages now has asthma, government researchers said.

May 04 2011

Kansas Health Institute

By Kevin Roche Headlines No Comments

The ABCs of Medicaid Block Grants

May 04 2011

NPR.org

By Kevin Roche Headlines No Comments

Democrats say the GOP plan would merely let the government pay less by making Medicare patients pay more.

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