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Jan 06 2011

New York Times

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The Obama administration reignited the controversy over end-of-life planning less than two weeks ago with a reference to those sorts of talks in a set of regulations about annual physicals for Medicare patients – then it abruptly reversed course and deleted the reference.

Jan 06 2011

npr.org

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A health reform office charged with overseeing the insurance industry is about to be folded into the federal Medicare agency, signaling a major organizational shift just months after the office was created.

Jan 06 2011

HealthLeaders Media

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11 Hot Healthcare Buzzwords for 2011:  With rapid changes in healthcare comes a new vocabulary with terms and phrases every provider should know.

Jan 06 2011

Govhealthit.com

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The Health and Human Services Department plans to develop and maintain a continuous scan of current and emerging health information technology innovations

Jan 06 2011

New York Times

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Total national health spending grew by 4 percent in 2009, the slowest rate of increase in 50 years, as people lost their jobs, lost health insurance and deferred medical care

Jan 06 2011

Wall Street Journal

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Bob Doll, Chief Equity Strategist for Fundamental Equities at BlackRock, weighs in with his own 10 predictions this year

Jan 06 2011

HHS.gov

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Office of the National Coordinator for HIT: Permanent Certification Program

Jan 06 2011

Politico

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As House Republicans revive debates of the past with the planned repeal vote on health care reform, their state-level counterparts are quietly pushing into health reform’s future
Jan 06 2011

Star Tribune

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With the stroke of a pen, Gov. Mark Dayton on Wednesday will launch the most sweeping changes to Minnesota health care in years, adding 95,000 of the poorest adults to the state’s Medicaid rolls.

Jan 05 2011

Wall Street Journal

By Kevin Roche Headlines No Comments

AT&T Inc. is offering its service in products called GlowCaps, which are designed to help people remember to take their medication.

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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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