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Sep 01 2010

NPR

By Kevin Roche Headlines No Comments

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

By Kevin Roche Headlines No Comments

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.

Sep 01 2010

BusinessWire

By Kevin Roche Headlines No Comments

Availity Acquires RealMed, Adds Award Winning Revenue Cycle Solutions to Suite of Health Information Network Offerings

Aug 31 2010

Washington Times

By Kevin Roche Headlines No Comments

Republicans who question whether Don Berwick could have a conflict of interest if medical-device companies or health plans helped make his generous compensation package possible

Aug 31 2010

Kaiser Health News

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The American Medical Association and state medical societies are supporting a proposal by the National Association of Insurance Commissioners on what expenditures insurers can consider medical spending under the new health law

Aug 31 2010

Wall Street Journal

By Kevin Roche Headlines No Comments

Almost 2,000 employers and unions will be eligible to submit retirees’ medical bills for reimbursement by a $5 billion federal fund, the Obama administration will disclose Tuesday

Aug 31 2010

businesspress24

By Kevin Roche Headlines No Comments

CompuGroup Medical AG has today entered into an agreement for the purchase of 100% of the shares in Visionary Healthware Group

Aug 31 2010

HealthLeaders Media

By Kevin Roche Headlines No Comments

Healthcare consolidation has begun to attract the attention of anti-trust officials, journalists, and other watchdogs, and the added scrutiny may create a headwind for hospitals looking to make a deal.

Aug 31 2010

HealthLeaders Media

By Kevin Roche Headlines No Comments

The Food and Drug Administration has approved a radio-frequency identification tool that tracks instruments and sponges during surgical procedures.

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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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