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Sep 02 2010

Wall Street Journal

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Proton therapy, an emerging form of radiation treatment for cancer, is available at only 28 centers worldwide. A new company is looking to raise $250 million to expand access to the treatment

Sep 02 2010

Fiscal Times

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More workers at small businesses will get medical insurance thanks to health care reform, study predicts

Sep 02 2010

USA Today

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More ’empowered’ patients question doctors’ orders

Sep 02 2010

Kaiser Health News

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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

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

Sep 01 2010

Chicago Tribune

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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

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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

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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?

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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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