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Sep 02 2010

Kaiser Health News

By Kevin Roche Headlines No Comments

As part of the run up to the November elections, the Heritage Foundation, a conservative Washington think tank, has established an “action arm” to push for repeal of health care reform

Sep 02 2010

BusinessWire

By Kevin Roche Headlines No Comments

CarePayment Technologies, Inc. Acquires Vitality Financial, Further Enhancing Flexible Payment Options for Patients Nationwide

Sep 01 2010

Chicago Tribune

By Kevin Roche Headlines No Comments

As companies increasingly get creative about holding the line on health care costs, more are turning to inexpensive wellness programs

Sep 01 2010

HealthLeaders Media

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Sutter Health’s 24 hospitals and its network of 4,700 physicians in Northern California have teamed up with iTriage, a mobile phone application that provides patients with data about doctors and nearby hospitals

Sep 01 2010

guardian.co.uk

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The stethoscope – medical icon, lifesaver and doctor’s best friend – is disappearing from hospitals across the world as physicians increasingly use their smartphones to monitor patients’ heartbeats

Sep 01 2010

Fiscal Times

By Kevin Roche Headlines No Comments

Medicare last week finally leveled a pre-emptive strike against smoking and agreed to pay for counseling for senior smokers who are not yet sick

Sep 01 2010

AARP

By Kevin Roche Headlines No Comments

Medicare will be cut by billions of dollars under health care reform, so why do people say the law will keep Medicare afloat longer? Did they flunk math?

Sep 01 2010

NPR

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Increasingly, the doctor is not in when it comes to delivering primary care. But the nurse practitioner or physician assistant is often taking the doctor’s place.

Sep 01 2010

Wall Street Journal

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Today’s uninsured and privately insured adults are, on average, healthier than the adults currently enrolled in the program. That suggests that people who enroll in Medicaid under health-care overhaul aren’t likely to be as expensive

Sep 01 2010

freep.com

By Kevin Roche Headlines No Comments

Enrollment begins today for adults 19 to 64 interested in Michigan’s high-risk pool. It will provide comprehensive but not necessarily cheap coverage for people who can prove they have been denied health insurance  in the past six months.

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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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