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Dec 31 2010

HealthLeaders Media

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Accountable care organizations are at the heart of this program, which is intended to coordinate healthcare providers serving patient populations of at least 5,000.

Dec 31 2010

EMR and HIPAA

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In the weirdest news I’ve seen in a while, SureScripts has become an ONC-ATCB.

Dec 31 2010

New York Times

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A 2009 National Alliance for Caregiving/AARP study found that 88 percent of family caregivers never get a break from this full-time job.

Dec 31 2010

Wall Street Journal

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New taxes on drug makers, lower prescription-drug costs for seniors and restrictions on tax-free medical spending accounts are among a slate of health-law provisions that kick in Saturday.

Dec 31 2010

Bloomberg

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CVS Caremark Corp. agreed to buy the Medicare Part D unit of Universal American Financial Corp. for about $1.25 billion

Dec 31 2010

HealthLeaders Media

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Community Health’s Hostile Takeover Attempt Shatters Holiday Calm

Dec 30 2010

Wall Street Journal

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So Young and So Many Pills – More than 25% of Kids and Teens in the U.S. Take Prescriptions on a Regular Basis

Dec 30 2010

HealthLeaders Media

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What Health Plans Can Expect in 2011

Dec 30 2010

PR News

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ReSearch Pharmaceutical Services, Inc. (RPS) has entered into an agreement to sell the company to affiliates of Warburg Pincus, LLC, the global private equity firm, in an all cash transaction valued at $6.10 per share

Dec 30 2010

Bloomberg

By Kevin Roche Headlines No Comments

Ten million people alive in Britain today, 17 percent of the population, will probably live to be 100 or more, the London-based Times reported

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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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