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Oct 22 2010

New York Times

By Kevin Roche Headlines No Comments

Starting next year, the law prescribes a minimum loss ratio of 80 percent for insurance sold in the individual and small-group markets, with a minimum of 85 percent in the large-group market

Oct 22 2010

HealthLeaders Media

By Kevin Roche Headlines No Comments

In 2008, ESRD costs were $26.8 billion, 5.9% of the total Medicare budget and a 13.2% increase over 2007.  Despite all this spending, however, the disease is plagued by enormously high death rat

Oct 21 2010

Wall Street Journal

By Kevin Roche Headlines No Comments

Tennessee could reduce costs by over $146 million using the legislated mechanics of health reform to transfer coverage to the federal government

Oct 21 2010

emrandhipaa.com

By Kevin Roche Headlines No Comments

Ensuring Patient Compliance Using Text Messages and a PHR

Oct 21 2010

Fiscal Times

By Kevin Roche Headlines No Comments

Medicaid spending for long-term care is projected to total more than $3.7 trillion from 2008 to 2028, according to a report commissioned by America’s Health Insurance Plans

Oct 21 2010

NPR

By Kevin Roche Headlines No Comments

This new survey, by the Pew Internet and American Life Project, found that just 9 percent of mobile phone owners use phone apps that help them track or manage their health.

Oct 21 2010

Wall Street Journal

By Kevin Roche Headlines No Comments

Care at home may consist of “physicians, nurses or therapists coming through the front door, or new care models being delivered through monitoring devices, computers” or the telephone

Oct 21 2010

HealthLeaders Medai

By Kevin Roche Headlines No Comments

Twenty-four states gambled—and came up short—on receiving additional federal funds to relieve state Medicaid budgets stressed by the recession.

Oct 20 2010

Fiscal Times

By Kevin Roche Headlines No Comments

A new analysis on global aging indicates that “no other force is likely to shape the future of national economic health, public finances, and policymaking as the irreversible rate at which the world’s population is aging.”

Oct 20 2010

Washington Post

By Kevin Roche Headlines No Comments

A Maryland health information exchange that will allow hospitals, physicians, labs and radiology centers to share patient information within the state went live last week.

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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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