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Sep 15 2010

Fiscal Times

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A new study published in Health Affairs showed that medical malpractice suits led physicians to so-called defensive medicine to avoid later claims that they missed a diagnosis through poor performance.

Sep 15 2010

Bloomberg

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A legal challenge to the health- care overhaul signed by President Barack Obama probably will be allowed to proceed, said a federal judge in Florida.

Sep 15 2010

HealthLeaders Media

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During the past two decades, the adult population in the US has become not only far more heavy but far more expensive when it comes to providing healthcare coverage, according to a new CBO issue brief

Sep 15 2010

Washington Post

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The costs that dictate employer-provided health insurance plans will climb more than 10 percent within the next 12 months according to an Aon Consulting report.

Sep 15 2010

HealthLeaders Media

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Some 1,655 critical access and rural hospitals in 41 states, and the nationwide Indian Country will share $19.8 million in federal funds to help facilities convert from paper to electronic health record technology.

Sep 15 2010

Wall Street Journal

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The National Institutes of Health has awarded more than $250 million in dietary supplement research grants delving into botanicals – they say there is enough evidence of potential health benefits to warrant further study.

Sep 14 2010

Wall Street Journal

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An effort to repeal a tax provision of the new health-care overhaul law that has angered small businesses would also divert billions of dollars from prevention and other programs.

Sep 14 2010

HealthLeaders Media

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Hospitalists are among the fastest growing specialties, and a growing number of them are directly employed by hospitals.

Sep 14 2010

Wall Street Journal

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The venture capital industry is widely expected to contract over the next few years, as limited partners grow increasingly impatient with under-performing firms

Sep 14 2010

HealthLeaders Media

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In a sternly worded message to health insurers, HHS Secretary Kathleen Sebelius said last week that the federal government will not “stand idly by as insurers blame their premium hikes on the new healthcare reform legislation.

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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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