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Apr 26 2011

New York Times

By Kevin Roche Headlines No Comments

If lawsuits were a quality-control measure, then lousy nursing homes would be sued far more often than good ones. Providing excellent care would prevent litigation. But….

Apr 26 2011

Wall Street Journal

By Kevin Roche Headlines No Comments

The WSJ reports today on the results of a social network-based online trial of lithium taken off-label by ALS patients. But was the lithium trial an unusual experiment or are online trials and studies driven by patient social networks a viable option?

Apr 26 2011

Fiscal Times

By Kevin Roche Headlines No Comments

An insurer “may impose cost-sharing requirements for a treatment that is not a recommended preventive service, even if the treatment results from a recommended preventive service.”

Apr 25 2011

HealthLeaders Media

By Kevin Roche Headlines No Comments

Physicians are participating in Medicare pay-for-reporting programs in growing numbers, according to the 2009 Physician Quality Reporting System and e-Prescribing Experience Report from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services.

Apr 25 2011

New York Times

By Kevin Roche Headlines No Comments

On Tuesday, the Supreme Court will hear arguments in a case, Sorrell v. IMS Health, that tests whether Vermont’s prescription confidentiality law violates the free speech protections of the First Amendment.

Apr 25 2011

HealthLeaders Media

By Kevin Roche Headlines No Comments

ACOs Generate High Interest, But Is Bar Set Too High?

Apr 25 2011

Bloomberg

By Kevin Roche Headlines No Comments

The effort to shrink the U.S. budget deficit must include changes to the Medicare and Medicaid programs, said Senator Tom Coburn

Apr 25 2011

Wall Street Journal

By Kevin Roche Headlines No Comments

A common thread on how to bring down the nation’s heath tab is that the bigger stake we have in medical care costs – the more we have to pay for premiums and copays – the less likely we are to undergo expensive and unnecessary treatments.

Apr 25 2011

HealthLeaders Media

By Kevin Roche Headlines No Comments

Employers will continue to shift healthcare benefit costs to employees either by increased contributions or plan design, according to the 2011 Benefit Options Survey

Apr 25 2011

HealthLeaders Media

By Kevin Roche Headlines No Comments

Indeed, rehabilitation care is changing, not only in terms of the needs of patients, but also in the manner of delivery in the wake of regulatory changes and federal funding constraints.

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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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