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Apr 27 2011

Wall Street Journal

By Kevin Roche Headlines No Comments

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

By Kevin Roche Headlines No Comments

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

Apr 27 2011

Fiscal Times

By Kevin Roche Headlines No Comments

Health Care Vouchers vs. Program Cuts by Experts

Apr 26 2011

Washington Post

By Kevin Roche Headlines No Comments

Starting this year, seniors enrolled in Medicare no longer have to pay for more than a dozen tests and other services to help prevent or control cancer and other costly and debilitating diseases.

Apr 26 2011

New York Times

By Kevin Roche Headlines No Comments

Justices Reject Request for Fast Health Law Ruling

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.

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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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