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Oct 12 2010

Wall Street Journal

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Pharmacy benefit managers and insurers are going all “Minority Report” — they’re attempting to predict when people will stop taking their meds or develop medical problems before they even do so.

Oct 12 2010

HealthLeaders Media

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Advanced information technology designed to improve patient care appears to be effective in reducing hospitalizations and re-hospitalizations

Oct 12 2010

Wall Street Journal

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When it comes to repealing ObamaCare, plan B for John Boehner (R., Ohio) will be more important than plan A.

Oct 12 2010

NPR

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Hospitals Lure Doctors Away From Private Practice

Oct 12 2010

HealthLeaders Media

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Consolidations involving for-profit hospital companies acquiring struggling not-for-profit hospitals are a growing and “favorable” trend

Oct 12 2010

Wall Street Journal

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Growing numbers of Americans with health insurance are walking away from their prescriptions at the pharmacy counter

Oct 12 2010

Kaiser Health News

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The employee’s share of the average $13,770 total premium for family coverage went up 14 percent this year, to $3,997

Oct 11 2010

USA Today

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Urgent care clinics are getting so popular that a handful of physicians groups and entrepreneurs are starting to franchise them a la McDonald’s or Jiffy Lube.

Oct 11 2010

HealthLeaders Media

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A study on the increased use of imaging in the emergency department raises questions about how to best provide quality, cost-effective care to patients

Oct 11 2010

Washington Post

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The Obama administration announced on Friday awards of more than $700 million to community health centers nationwide to help them build new medical clinics and bring older clinics into the technological age.

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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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