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Oct 14 2010

Kaiser Health News

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Medicare beneficiaries who reside in long-term care facilities account for an excessive and preventable portion of Medicare spending because of high rates of hospitalization, emergency room visits and skilled nursing care

Oct 14 2010

Politico

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A bipartisan group of House Energy and Commerce Committee members wants the Food and Drug Administration to delay some of its proposed changes to the process of reviewing and approving a wide array of medical devices

Oct 14 2010

Washington Post

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Mental health providers grapple with Medicaid expansion

Oct 14 2010

Politico

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The new analysis obtained by POLITICO finds the health care overhaul will result in increased out-of-pocket costs for seniors on Medicare Advantage plans.

Oct 14 2010

Kaiser Health News

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It is a place where Republicans and Democrats find common ground, a place where physicians, hospitals and health insurers sit together as partners, a place where criticism is respectful, not rancorous. It is the world of ACO’s

Oct 14 2010

HealthLeaders Media

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When a network of seven critical access hospitals in northern Iowa launched its system in 2008 it became the country’s first rural integrated EHR

Oct 14 2010

New York Times

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Obama administration, aiming to encourage health insurance companies to offer child-only policies, said Wednesday that they could charge higher premiums for coverage of children with serious medical problems

Oct 13 2010

ATT

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AT&T and WellDoc, a healthcare company that develops technology solutions to improve the lives of people with chronic diseases, today announced a strategic alliance

Oct 13 2010

HealthLeaders Media

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A study from Australia identifies potentially overlooked risk factors for hospital readmissions: depression, underweight, and obesity

Oct 13 2010

Wall Street Journal

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Planned Parenthood launched a campaign today aimed at getting birth control designated as a preventative service under the new health care law

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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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