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Mar 15 2011

Kaiser Health News

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For many patients, pharmacists are the easiest to access and the most trusted medical professional they know.

Mar 14 2011

Bloomberg

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The decision to opt for medical care that relies on the most costly technology is often based on blind faith that newer, elaborate and expensive must be better.

Mar 14 2011

Politico

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Accountable care organizations may be even more mysterious than unicorns. No one has seen either one, “but at least we know what a unicorn looks like”

Mar 14 2011

HealthLeaders Media

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The federal government has proposed new rules outlining what states may do to get a State Innovation Waiver under the Affordable Care Act.

Mar 14 2011

Washington Post

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If USA Mobility represents a declining mode of communication, Amcom helps hospitals merge multiple devices into a single communication network.

Mar 14 2011

Bloomberg

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Lawson Software Inc. (LWSN), a maker of business software received an unsolicited $11.25 per share cash buyout offer from Infor and Golden Gate Capital, it said in a statement.

Mar 14 2011

HealthLeaders Media

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ACOs: From Volume to Value

Mar 14 2011

Bloomberg

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A U.S. appeals court in Atlanta put on an expedited schedule the federal government’s appeal of a judge’s decision throwing out the Obama administration’s health- care law.

Mar 14 2011

The Hill

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The 1,000-plus waivers granted by the Obama administration to a portion of the healthcare reform law have become a political liability for the White House.

Mar 11 2011

Wall Street Journal

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Although courts have disagreed about the constitutionality of the mandate and the new law as a whole, all courts have accepted the premise that the hidden tax is significant – but the research has found that there is no credible evidence of a cost shift

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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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