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Oct 05 2010

Kaiser Health News

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A new report released today may give nurses with advanced degrees a potent weapon in their perennial battle to get the authority to practice without a doctor’s oversight.

Oct 05 2010

Kaiser Health News

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Two federal laws that provide better insurance coverage for more people with mental health and substance abuse conditions are just beginning to take effect

Oct 05 2010

HealthLeaders Media

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U.S. Health and Human Services officials have announced $473 million in funding for Patient-Centered Outcomes Research.

Oct 05 2010

Wall Street Journal

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In reverse settlements, drug makers pay generic competitors to postpone bringing copies of name-brand medicines onto the market. The FTC thinks that every reverse settlement is an antitrust violation

Oct 05 2010

Wall Street Journal

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8% of the 380,000 U.S. kidney patients get dialysis at home rather than at a clinic or hospital

Oct 05 2010

Reuters

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Researchers from IBM and the University of Michigan found that a relatively inexpensive short-term intervention program can pay off particularly big for children’s health, and even for a company’s bottom line.

Oct 05 2010

Kaiser Health News

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Health care providers want to make sure their ACOs won’t be accused of stifling competition or trying to fix prices when they bargain with insurance companies

Oct 04 2010

Wall Street Journal

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3M Co. on Friday informed retirees and workers it will stop offering a group health-insurance plan to retirees not old enough for Medicare by 2015, citing the federal health overhaul as a factor.

Oct 04 2010

HealthLeaders Media

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Home chemotherapy (HC) represents an opportunity to transition care for a subset of chemotherapy patients from the outpatient infusion center to their home.

Oct 04 2010

New York Times

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Drug manufacturers often flout a federal law that requires them to provide the government with pricing data needed to calculate discounts on medications prescribed for poor people under Medicaid

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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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