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Jan 28 2011

Washington Post

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House Republicans are debating whether to relaunch their quest to privatize the health program for seniors.

Jan 28 2011

HealthLeaders Media

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Medical necessity determinations are not just a hot button issue with Recovery Audit Contractors RACs, but also with the other ‘usual suspect’ government auditors

Jan 27 2011

HealthLeaders Media

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People who live in rural areas have less access to medical care than residents of urban areas, ergo they receive fewer health services, such as surgery, right?

Jan 27 2011

Kaiser Health News

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Excerpts from President Barack Obama State of the Union address discussing health care and the new law

Jan 27 2011

HealthLeaders Media

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A Maryland state appeals court this week upheld a state law prohibiting physicians from referring patients for MRI, CT, and radiation therapy services to providers in their own group practice.

Jan 27 2011

HealthLeaders Media

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How HHS is Stoking the Fires of Health care Reform Controversy

Jan 27 2011

Bloomberg

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President Barack Obama re-nominated Donald Berwick to be administrator of the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services

Jan 27 2011

Wall Street Journal

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The Office of the Medicaid Inspector General, which has a $90 million budget and a full-time staff of more than 650 people, reported fraud recoveries of minus $66,000 in its most recent annual report

Jan 27 2011

Reuters

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Paying doctors financial rewards to meet targets for improving the care of patients made no discernible difference to the health or treatment of people with high blood pressure, a study has found.

Jan 27 2011

Kaiser Health News

By Kevin Roche Headlines No Comments

A primer on selling health insurance across state lines

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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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