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Mar 18 2011

Kaiser Health News

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‘Playing the Granny Card’s Gotta End’ – Douglas Holtz-Eakin On Medicare And Politics

Mar 18 2011

The Hill

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A bipartisan duo of lawmakers introduced a bill Thursday that would throw a lifeline to insurance agents and brokers who fear the healthcare reform law will put them out of business.

Mar 18 2011

HealthLeaders Media

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The first performance period for Value Base Purchasing incentives begins July 1. Any hospital that gets an Immediate Jeopardy within the following nine months is automatically disqualified for that fiscal year.

Mar 18 2011

Bloomberg

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Using the technology changed the chemotherapy treatment choices 33 percent of the time in European studies

Mar 18 2011

healthitupdate.com

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Even though health IT efforts are worthwhile despite the costs, two anecdotal newspaper stories illustrate the serious roadblocks to implementation.

Mar 18 2011

HealthLeaders Media

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Critical gaps exist between older Americans – particularly among minorities — who receive potentially lifesaving preventive services and those who do not, according to a new federal report.

Mar 17 2011

HealthLeaders Media

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With the advent of healthcare reform, the quest for quality has become relentless. Quality initiatives have become more prominent along with government initiatives that set specific benchmarks to improve patient care.

Mar 17 2011

Wall Street Journal

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The Telomere test would allow people to gauge their overall health status and determine whether lifestyle changes are necessary

Mar 17 2011

Bloomberg

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Unemployment and rising expenses caused 9 million Americans to lose health insurance during the past two years, according to researchers backed by a group advocating access to health care.

Mar 17 2011

GovHealthIT.com

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A panel of the Health IT Policy Committee is exploring gaps in the infrastructure of health information exchange, solutions for which will be critical to some of the proposed objectives for stage 2 of meaningful use

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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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