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Aug 23 2010

HealthLeaders Media

By Kevin Roche Headlines No Comments

Healthcare, despite many examples to the contrary, is still largely a mom-and-pop business compared to say, manufacturing or retail

Aug 23 2010

HealthLeaders Media

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Most insured patients don’t directly bear the cost of care, and even if they did, it’s nearly impossible to find and compare the price of a given procedure – so most don’t bother

Aug 23 2010

New York Times

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WHY are Americans getting fatter and fatter? The simple explanation is that we eat too much junk food and spend too much time in front of screens

Aug 23 2010

Fiscal Times

By Kevin Roche Headlines No Comments

In 2014, the Medicaid expansion also will help the homeless by enabling agencies to divert resources to other services such as finding housing and jobs

Aug 20 2010

Medical News

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Complete Genomics announced today that it has raised $39 million in its Series E funding round.

Aug 20 2010

Politico

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Key White House allies are dramatically shifting their attempts to defend health care legislation, abandoning claims that it will reduce costs and deficit, and instead stressing a promise to “improve it”

Aug 20 2010

Kaiser Health News

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New Plans For Uninsured Off To Slow Start

Aug 20 2010

HealthLeaders Media

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The Federal Trade Commission came down hard last week on scammers passing off medical discount plans as health insurance plans

Aug 20 2010

Fiscal Times

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Although the trustees 2010 report represents the official projection for Medicare, its actuaries simultaneously published an unusual dissent suggesting a more likely alternate scenario than the one endorsed by the trustees.

Aug 20 2010

Kaiser Health News

By Kevin Roche Headlines No Comments

By telling governors they have until Sept. 24 to ask for additional Medicaid funds, Sebelius is forcing the hands of Republicans who have been vocal about their distaste for additional deficit spending

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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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