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Nov 04 2010

HealthLeaders Media

By Kevin Roche Headlines No Comments

Health insurers are in the thick of what is turning out to be a lively battle with the Department of Health and Human Services over the law’s medical loss ratio’s finer points, which continue to evolve.

Nov 04 2010

medpagetoday

By Kevin Roche Headlines No Comments

Physicians are once again staring down the barrel of a two-digit cut in Medicare reimbursement — pay will go down by 21% on Dec. 1, and another 4% cut will be loped off on Jan. 1, according to a final payment rule issued by the CMS

Nov 04 2010

nextgov.org

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The Obama administration on Friday announced funds for states to move ahead with online health insurance exchanges set to launch in 2014

Nov 04 2010

HealthLeaders Media

By Kevin Roche Headlines No Comments

Mobiles allow us to target potential patients based on their location, and it allows them fast access to our hospital information with a click of a button.

Nov 04 2010

New York Times

By Kevin Roche Headlines No Comments

While they cannot repeal Health Reform, Republicans lead Congress in a sweeping re-examination of its more unpopular provisions, including new taxes and a requirement for most Americans to carry health insurance

Nov 04 2010

NPR.org

By Kevin Roche Headlines No Comments

AT&T Inc., the country’s largest telecommunications company, on Thursday said it is setting up a division to target the health care industry

Nov 04 2010

HealthLeaders Media

By Kevin Roche Headlines No Comments

A 2008 Medicare rule about to come online will eliminates payment for the cost of treating preventable in-hospital falls

Nov 03 2010

New York Times

By Kevin Roche Headlines No Comments

It is particularly challenging for physicians to prescribe end-of-life care for dementia patients.  That’s the major reason that this population is under-enrolled in hospice programs.

Nov 03 2010

Wall Street Journal

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How to make sure people take the crucial meds they’re prescribed – one strategy might be to lower copays.  Two studies published in Health Affairs suggest that in some cases, it works — albeit modestly.

Nov 03 2010

Fiscal Times

By Kevin Roche Headlines No Comments

Make people pay more for high-priced medical interventions that may not be necessary or simply don’t deliver results.

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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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