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Feb 08 2011

Wall Street Journal

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The Obama administration is looking at modifying a workers’ long-term-care insurance program included in last year’s health-care overhaul, responding to criticism that the plan is fiscally unsustainable.

Feb 07 2011

medpage today

By Kevin Roche Headlines No Comments

The FDA has moved into the “got an app for that” market by approving the first diagnostic radiology application for the iPhone and the iPad.

Feb 07 2011

PR Newswire

By Kevin Roche Headlines No Comments

Beckman Coulter and Danaher have entered into a definitive merger agreement under which Danaher will acquire all of Beckman Coulter

Feb 07 2011

New York Times

By Kevin Roche Headlines No Comments

Doing the Judicial Math on Health Care  – Put away your copy of the Constitution. Take out your calculator. It’s time for some judicial arithmetic.

Feb 07 2011

LA Times

By Kevin Roche Headlines No Comments

The Obama administration is intensifying a drive to help state leaders find ways to wring savings from their Medicaid programs.

Feb 07 2011

New York Times

By Kevin Roche Headlines No Comments

In a Graying Population, Business Opportunity

Feb 07 2011

Wall Street Journal

By Kevin Roche Headlines No Comments

Employers are trying a new tactic to prod their workers to live healthier lives and reduce medical costs: more creative and often lucrative incentives.

Feb 07 2011

NPR.org

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The biggest fear is that without mandatory health insurance there will be no incentive for people to buy health insurance until after they’re sick, and then the system won’t work – some take issue with this

Feb 04 2011

Bloomberg

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Americans grew fatter at a faster pace than residents of any other wealthy nation since 1980, during a period when obesity worldwide nearly doubled, researchers found.

Feb 04 2011

HealthLeaders Media

By Kevin Roche Headlines No Comments

Health Insurer Competition Absent, AMA Says

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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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