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Sep 13 2010

Wall Street Journal

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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.

Sep 10 2010

Journal Standard

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Access to adequate health care is a pressing problem for rural area hospitals, where specialists are rare – one hospital is addressing this issue by debuting its eICU program

Sep 10 2010

Washington Post

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An appeals court Thursday allowed the federal government to resume funding human embryonic stem cell research

Sep 10 2010

Health Affairs

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A recent report in Health Affairs is a reminder how physicians say the threat of malpractice lawsuits forces them to practice defensive medicine –  what is surprising is that it appears to make not much difference in states where there is tort reform

Sep 10 2010

LA Times

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California Medical Assn. officials announced Thursday that they had sued Blue Shield of California alleging that the health insurer’s new online doctor rating system is inaccurate and misleads consumers.

Sep 10 2010

USA Today

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Many independent community hospitals nationwide that are not part of a health system or owned by a chain are facing significant financial troubles

Sep 10 2010

Bloomberg

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The U.S. health overhaul that Democrats said would slow the rising costs of health care will have little overall effect on spending in the next 10 years, according to an analysis by government actuaries.

Sep 10 2010

HealthLeaders Media

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Survey: 2/3rds of physicians say they are using personal devices for mobile health solutions that aren’t connected to their practice or hospital IT systems – 1/3rd said their hospital or practice leaders will not support the use of mobile health devices.

Sep 10 2010

New York Times

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Largely tucked away from the view of the general public is an intense debate over the future role of health-insurance brokers in the United States

Sep 10 2010

Wall Street Journal

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According to a  new report by the Dartmouth Atlas Project concludes there is no simple relationship between the supply of physicians and access to primary care

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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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