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Dec 27 2010

New York Times

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Under the new policy, outlined in a Medicare regulation, the government will pay doctors who advise patients on options for end-of-life care, which may include advance directives to forgo aggressive life-sustaining treatment.

Dec 27 2010

Wall Street Journal

By Kevin Roche Headlines No Comments

The individual mandate is not the only problem with the health law. Its draconian Medicaid mandates on states exceed Congress’s spending power.

Dec 27 2010

Fiscal Times

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Health Reform Gutted After Supremes Reject Mandate

Dec 24 2010

pwc.com

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Extreme Makeover for Healthcare Next Year? PwC Publishes its Top Health Industry Issues for 2011

Dec 24 2010

HealthLeaders Media

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CMS and the ONC announced that registration will begin January 3, 2011, for eligible providers hoping to participate in the Medicare electronic health record (EHR) incentive program

Dec 24 2010

ABC News

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Many hospital patients are being turned away for potentially life-saving injection treatments in what may be the largest U.S. hospital drug shortage in over two decades.

Dec 24 2010

HealthLeaders Media

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Seniors 65 and older had more than 14 million hospital stays, or more than one-third of all U.S. community hospital stays and 14%, or $157.7 billion, of total hospital costs for 2008, says the statistical brief.

Dec 24 2010

New York Times

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New From Google: The Body Browser

Dec 24 2010

eweek.com

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The developer of a medical archiving cloud application to make it easier for physicians to share medical images and make quick diagnoses by collaborating on images online.

Dec 23 2010

Wall Street Journal

By Kevin Roche Headlines No Comments

Reform Law Prompts Some Health Plans To Cut Mental-Health Benefits

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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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