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Sep 14 2010

Wall Street Journal

By Kevin Roche Headlines No Comments

Two new devices—one that deflates fat cells, one that destroys them—have just been cleared for “body contouring” in doctors’ offices by the FDA

Sep 13 2010

Washington Post

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The head of the nonpartisan economic unit at Medicare that produced the original cost report says the White House number “does not provide a meaningful or accurate indication” of the effect of the health care law.

Sep 13 2010

Fiscal Times

By Kevin Roche Headlines No Comments

Obama on Health Care Reform: Predictions vs. Reality

Sep 13 2010

nextgov.com

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The “2010 Health Information Technology Survey: How Technology Is Changing the Practice of Case Management” found that health information technology systems are changing medical management interventions less quickly than anticipated.

Sep 13 2010

nextgov.com

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A new report by PricewaterhouseCoopers, “Healthcare Unwired,” finds significant support for the new technologies among health care providers.

Sep 13 2010

Fiscal Times

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Medicare considers observation services outpatient care, which requires beneficiaries to cover a bigger share of drug costs and other expenses than they would when receiving inpatient care.

Sep 13 2010

Wall Street Journal

By Kevin Roche Headlines No Comments

The lawsuit argues that Congress doesn’t have the Constitutional authority to require people to buy health insurance or face a fine, a key tenet of the legislation.

Sep 13 2010

New York Times

By Kevin Roche Headlines No Comments

Many Democrats have joined Republicans in pushing for the repeal of a tax provision in the new health care law that imposes a huge information-reporting burden on small businesses

Sep 13 2010

New York Times

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the F.C.C. is likely to approve what could be an even bigger expansion of the unlicensed airwaves, opening the door to supercharged Wi-Fi networks that will do away with the need to find a wireless hot spot

Sep 13 2010

Wall Street Journal

By Kevin Roche Headlines No Comments

Laborator Corp. of America Holdings has agreed to buy the genetic-testing business of Genzyme Corp. for $925 million as the medical-testing giant looks to expand into areas such as reproductive and oncology.

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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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