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Apr 28 2011

New York Times

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A crucial experiment in the future of Medicaid is playing out in Florida, where both houses of the Legislature are vying to find ways to drastically cut costs, manage care and reduce waste and fraud.

Apr 28 2011

HealthLeaders Media

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“Will The Affordable Care Act Make Health Insurance Affordable?” finds that new subsidies available through health insurance exchanges will make premiums affordable for most families.

Apr 27 2011

Kaiser Health News

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Insurers Clash With Health Providers As States Expand Medicaid Managed Care

Apr 27 2011

sfgate.com

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Golden Gate Capital Corp. and software maker Infor agreed to buy Lawson Software Inc. for about $2 billion

Apr 27 2011

HealthLeaders Media

By Kevin Roche Headlines No Comments

Evidence-based medicine is probably still only about 20% to 25% of the real practice of medicine

Apr 27 2011

HealthLeaders Media

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3 Skillful Payer Negotiation Strategies – three strategies for to make this process a more fruitful one for the hospital and health system

Apr 27 2011

PR Newswire

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Wolters Kluwer Health to Acquire Leading Global Drug Information Provider Lexi-Comp

Apr 27 2011

HealthLeaders Media

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They’re called embedded care managers, patient navigators, even geriatric coordinators. In fact, they’re called dozens of other names as well.

Apr 27 2011

Wall Street Journal

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New efforts are underway to help patients to take their prescription drugs correctly, amid a rise in emergency room visits and hospitalizations related to adverse outcomes from taking medications,

Apr 27 2011

thestreet.com

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Johnson & Johnson and Synthes, Inc. announced that they have entered into a definitive agreement whereby Johnson & Johnson will acquire Synthes

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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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