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Sep 28 2010

HealthLeaders Media

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As providers heatedly debate whether providing intense patient “support” saves healthcare dollars, a study of 174,120 patients concludes that it does—by about $6 per person per month

Sep 28 2010

CDC

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CDC:  From January through March 2010, 46.7 million persons of all ages (15.4%) were uninsured

Sep 28 2010

New York Times

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Women pay more than men for haircuts and dry cleaning. Now, a new study has found that they also pay more for being obese.

Sep 28 2010

nextgov.com

By Kevin Roche Headlines No Comments

Health IT systems are critical to the success of patient-centered medical home models for health care, a new study finds.

Sep 28 2010

US News

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A new Internet-based tool can more accurately predict stroke patients’ risk of dying in the hospital and help their doctors develop better care plans, according to a new Canadian study

Sep 28 2010

Boston.com

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Massachusetts is developing a specific plan for switching to a new cost-conscious payment system – the system, called global payments, would require doctors, hospitals, and other providers to band together into group ACO’s

Sep 28 2010

New York Times

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Employees will have to pay more than 12 percent more out of their pockets, according to Hewitt Associates.  The Hewitt report blames higher medical claim costs, an aging population and U.S. healthcare reform.

Sep 28 2010

Wall Street Journal

By Kevin Roche Headlines No Comments

The Health Insurance Exchange – if an insurer wants entrée to the pool of subsidized individuals and businesses with fewer than 50 employees—and of course all of them do—they’ll have to genuflect to whatever dictates this board happens to decree.

Sep 28 2010

Wall Street Journal

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Study: Computerized Order Entry System Has Unintended Consequences

Sep 28 2010

Reuters

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REACH Call Inc., a leading provider of telemedicine solutions, announced it has completed a $5 million round of Series A financing.

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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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