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Oct 20 2010

New York Times

By Kevin Roche Headlines No Comments

The new issue of the journal Health Affairs lays out a plan that would give expensive new treatments three years to prove that they worked better than cheaper treatments

Oct 19 2010

Politico

By Kevin Roche Headlines No Comments

According to Virginia Attorney General Ken Cuccinelli, “If Virginia loses this fight and the federal government is allowed to cross this line, Congress will be granted unlimited power to require you to purchase anything”

Oct 19 2010

Columbus Dispatch

By Kevin Roche Headlines No Comments

If you had any doubt that health care is the industry of growth in the future, consider the amount of money the federal government is spending.

Oct 19 2010

New York Times

By Kevin Roche Headlines No Comments

Prescription Drug Use Soared in Past Decade – If you are taking a prescription medicine and you are older than 60, it is probably a cholesterol-lowering drug. If you are 20 to 59, it is more likely to be an antidepressant.

Oct 19 2010

Wall Street Journal

By Kevin Roche Headlines No Comments

Currently available information on the Hospital Compare website will not help patients identify hospitals with better outcomes for high-risk surgery

Oct 19 2010

HealthLeaders Media

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The National Committee for Quality Assurance (NCQA) has determined that higher spending on healthcare didn’t necessarily translate into better quality care.

Oct 19 2010

Bloomberg

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The value of mergers and acquisitions of medical technology companies in the first half of 2010 surpassed the total for all of 2009, driven by buyers’ taste for bigger deals of established companies

Oct 19 2010

HealthLeaders Media

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More nonprofit hospitals took it on the chin during the third quarter as seen in the number of downgrades, according to Moody’s

Oct 19 2010

seattle pi

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Aerospace giant Boeing is joining the list of companies that say the new health care law could have a potential downside for their workers

Oct 19 2010

HealthLeaders Media

By Kevin Roche Headlines No Comments

inpatient and outpatient imaging centers stand to feel the hit from this decrease in reimbursement, but it’s the outpatient imaging centers—those that lack other streams of income—that will be hit the hardest.

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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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