Skip to main content
Healthy Skeptic
search
Menu
  • Commentary
  • Headlines
  • Research
  • Useful Links
  • About & Contact
  • Podcasts
  • search
Close Search

Headlines

Recent Health Care News

 

Oct 27 2010

Wall Street Journal

By Kevin Roche Headlines No Comments

Minimally invasive surgical procedures and new anesthesia techniques at outpatient facilities are making it easier than ever before to have surgery

Oct 27 2010

HealthLeaders Media

By Kevin Roche Headlines No Comments

Two of three medical practices surveyed—67% of respondents—say they will either limit the number of new Medicare patients they accept or stop seeing Medicare patients altogether if Congress does not halt reimbursement cuts

Oct 27 2010

npr.org

By Kevin Roche Headlines No Comments

Some people who could benefit from them are having a tough time qualifying, though. Not only do applicants have to be uninsured for at least six months, in most states they have to prove that they’ve been turned down for private insurance coverage.

Oct 26 2010

Wall Street Journal

By Kevin Roche Headlines No Comments

The United States Preventive Services Task Force has canceled a meeting set for early next month at which the thorny issue of prostate-cancer screening was due for a vote.

Oct 26 2010

Health Leaders Media

By Kevin Roche Headlines No Comments

With the current rate of per capita cost of services rising by more than double what consumers will see as increases in their own paycheck, patients simply will not be able to afford to pay their share for care much longer

Oct 26 2010

Bloomberg

By Kevin Roche Headlines No Comments

Walgreen Co., the largest U.S. drug- store chain, is looking to sell its pharmacy-benefits management business

Oct 26 2010

New York Times

By Kevin Roche Headlines No Comments

People who are overweight are often counseled by their physicians to lose the extra pounds. But does such advice do any good? A new study suggests that it depends on the way it is offered.

Oct 26 2010

Fiscal Times

By Kevin Roche Headlines No Comments

Mixed Signals on Medicare Pilot Savings Projects

Oct 26 2010

Yahoo Finance

By Kevin Roche Headlines No Comments

Surescripts is expanding so that doctors around the country can choose to share medical reports, X-rays and other health data over its network

Oct 26 2010

amednews.com

By Kevin Roche Headlines No Comments

Analysts say the trend may be pushed further by health system reform and greater access to financing the acquisitions.

  • « Previous
  • 1
  • …
  • 702
  • 703
  • 704
  • 705
  • 706
  • …
  • 1,088
  • Next »

✅ Receive notifications of new posts by email.

About this Blog

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.

Healthy Skeptic Podcast

Research

This is an outstanding report on total global drug spending and trends, with projections out to 2025.  It helps you understand this important area of health care, which does much...
June 1, 2021
The Office of the Actuary annual report on national health spending, covering 2018.
December 7, 2019
2019 Kaiser Family Foundation Employer Health Benefits Report
October 1, 2019
MedPAC 2019 Report to Congress
June 18, 2019

Headlines

More AI craziness in health care.  A company called H1 is buying Defacto Health for God-knows how much money.  Both companies claim an AI background and to help with “provider...
September 11, 2026
To show you how AI fever has infected every part of the investing world, this company, Forus, raised $150 million in new capital at a $3 billion valuation by saying...
September 9, 2026
Thyme Care decides its time to party, spicing up its business with a fresh $125 million in capital, with a valuation of over $2 billion.  The company helps manage cancer...
September 3, 2026
Virtual physical therapy company Sword Health sticks it to shareholders by acquiring virtual mental health company Headspace in an all cash deal valued at somewhere between $200 million and $300...
August 29, 2026

Tags

Access (89) ACO (165) Care Management (268) Chronic Disease (216) Comparative Effectiveness (81) Consumer Directed Health (71) Consumers (514) Devices (168) Disease Management (149) Drugs (605) EHRs (145) Elder Care (149) End-of-Life Care (97) FDA (85) Financings (1845) Genomics (80) Government (357) Health Care Costs (1428) Health Care Quality (616) Health Care Reform (1227) Health Insurance (1116) Health Insurance Exchange (162) HIT (478) HomeCare (76) Hospital (490) Hospital Readmissions (79) Legislation (78) M&A (1726) Malpractice (84) Meaningful Use (105) Medicaid (334) Medical Care (346) Medicare (607) Medicare Advantage (80) Mobile (89) Pay For Performance (92) Pharmaceutical (211) Physicians (569) Providers (252) Regulation (72) Repealing Reform (133) Telehealth (79) Telemedicine (325) Wellness and Prevention (316) Workplace (117)

About This Blog

The 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 through Roche Consulting, LLC. Mr. Roche is available to assist health care companies through consulting arrangements and may be reached at khroche@healthy-skeptic.com. © Roche Consulting, LLC. Terms of Use.

Categories

  • Commentary
  • Headlines
  • Research

Useful Links

  • Congressional Budget Office
  • Health Affairs

RSS Feed

RSS feed

© 2026 Healthy Skeptic.

  • twitter
  • facebook
  • linkedin
Close Menu
  • Commentary
  • Headlines
  • Research
  • Useful Links
  • About & Contact
  • Podcasts