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Apr 11 2011

Wall Street Journal

By Kevin Roche Headlines No Comments

A new report finds that the U.S. spends far more on health care than any of the other 29 OECD nations, and gets less health for its money.

Apr 11 2011

KevinMD.com

By Kevin Roche Headlines No Comments

Palliative care can lead to higher quality of live and longer survival

Apr 11 2011

Kaiser Health News

By Kevin Roche Headlines No Comments

A federal grant program authorized in the health overhaul law is offering states $100 million to reward Medicaid recipients who make an effort to quit smoking or keep their weight, blood pressure or cholesterol levels in check.

Apr 11 2011

New York Times

By Kevin Roche Headlines No Comments

Endo Pharmaceuticals Holdings Inc. said Monday it is buying urology and pelvic health company American Medical Systems Inc. for about $2.6 billion.

Apr 11 2011

Wall Street Journal

By Kevin Roche Headlines No Comments

The budget deal reached Friday would affect two initiatives contained in last year’s health-care law that were bitterly opposed by businesses

Apr 11 2011

The CT Mirror

By Kevin Roche Headlines No Comments

Hospitals are growing their ranks of community-based physicians, who are a reliable source of referrals for lab work, tests and inpatient care.

Apr 11 2011

Star Tribune

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The UnitedHealth subsidiary OptumHealth signed a deal to buy Logistics Health Inc., a rapidly growing Wisconsin company that provides wellness programs and conducts physicals and other evaluations for the federal government.

Apr 08 2011

HealthLeaders Media

By Kevin Roche Headlines No Comments

Nashville Based AmSurg Corp. announced Thursday afternoon that it would buy National Surgical Care in a $173.5 million cash deal.

Apr 08 2011

Wall Street Journal

By Kevin Roche Headlines No Comments

Two senators have introduced legislation to overturn a 1979 court injunction that bars the government from revealing what individual physicians earn from Medicare.

Apr 08 2011

HealthLeaders Media

By Kevin Roche Headlines No Comments

At least a dozen separate reports in the quality- themed issue of Health Affairs focus on how bad the system still is, and how much it needs to improve

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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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