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Nov 11 2010

Wall Street Journal

By Kevin Roche Headlines No Comments

When consumers pay $4 cash for a prescription, there’s no incentive for pharmacies to go through the hassle of submitting the claim. And that throws a monkey wrench into the claims data collected by insurers and pharmacy-benefit managers.

Nov 11 2010

Wall Street Journal

By Kevin Roche Headlines No Comments

Creating a public health insurance option — perhaps the most contentious idea of last year’s health overhaul debate — is among the possible solutions for reducing federal spending outlined in today’s debt commission report.

Nov 10 2010

New York Times

By Kevin Roche Headlines No Comments

More employers are adopting a tiered system to pass on the bulk of those costs to their employees by assigning bigger contributions to workers in top salary brackets and offering some relief to workers who make less money

Nov 10 2010

Reuters

By Kevin Roche Headlines No Comments

Novartis AG plans to seek regulatory approval within 18 months for a pioneering tablet containing an embedded microchip, bringing the concept of “smart-pill” technology a step closer.

Nov 10 2010

Wall Street Journal

By Kevin Roche Headlines No Comments

In its new guidance, the DHHS said it plans to create “special rules” for how providers of mini-med insurance policies calculate administrative costs.

Nov 10 2010

HealthLeaders Media

By Kevin Roche Headlines No Comments

Cuts in Medicare reimbursements can significantly reduce unnecessary care, according to a study conducted by university researchers and published in the New England Journal of Medicine.

Nov 10 2010

New York Times

By Kevin Roche Headlines No Comments

Last month, federal officials granted dozens of one-year waivers that were aimed at sparing certain employers, including McDonald’s, insurers and unions who offer plans that sharply limit the coverage they provide.

Nov 10 2010

VentureBeat

By Kevin Roche Headlines No Comments

23andMe lands $22M from Google Ventures and others to expand personal genetics research

Nov 10 2010

Reuters

By Kevin Roche Headlines No Comments

Health costs fuel rise in bankruptcy among elderly

Nov 10 2010

HealthLeaders Media

By Kevin Roche Headlines No Comments

The U.S. healthcare system and healthcare consumers still haven’t embraced mHealth and don’t necessarily understand its potential 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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