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Oct 11 2010

freep.com

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Consumers previously rejected by insurers or forced to wait six months for coverage because they have costly medical problems are starting to get benefits from a new statewide program for uninsured people.

Oct 11 2010

HealthLeaders Media

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By combining the various media of letters, broadcast messages, online platforms and customer service representatives—a healthcare business office can deliver breakthrough cash performance as well as contribute to building loyalty among critical segments of customers

Oct 11 2010

Wall Street Journal

By Kevin Roche Headlines No Comments

The rule requiring health plans to extend dependent coverage to age 26, regardless of financial dependency, student status, employment or marital status, doesn’t apply to millions of retirees’ health benefits.

Oct 11 2010

Kaiser Health News

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The Wall Street Journal took the Secretary of DHS to task for abusing the power of her office for political purposes. And they were absolutely right to do so.

Oct 08 2010

Wall Street Journal

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Conveying how well a therapy works — and doing so in understandable terms — isn’t easy, but a group of physicians is trying to change that.

Oct 08 2010

HealthLeaders Media

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The “comparative effectiveness” of different treatments for the same medical condition to determine how much to pay for newly covered services – this could yield billions of dollars in savings without threatening patient choice

Oct 08 2010

insurancenews.net

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Health insurers will be allowed flexibility in implementing new medical loss ratio rules, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services announced.

Oct 08 2010

Bloomberg

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Gene testing companies such as 23andMe Inc. and DeCode Genetics Inc. should be regulated because consumers may make wrong medical decisions based on inaccurate or misinterpreted results, scientists said.

Oct 08 2010

nextgov.com

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Another barrier to large-scale adoption of health IT began crumbling in the past week when three dozen electronic health records and their component parts earned certification for meeting meaningful use standards.

Oct 08 2010

Bloomberg

By Kevin Roche Headlines No Comments

Health-Care Law Upheld as Constitutional by Judge in First Legal Victory

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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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