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Aug 18 2010

Forbes

By Kevin Roche Headlines No Comments

A seismic shift in the U.S. health insurance industry will present unprecedented challenges and opportunities for the health care payer CIO’s

Aug 18 2010

Wall Street Journal

By Kevin Roche Headlines No Comments

More than 85% of the uninsured in Massachusetts were between the ages of 19-64; more likely to be male, young and single; a member of a racial or ethnic minority; or a non-citizen and lack proficiency in English

Aug 18 2010

Washington Post

By Kevin Roche Headlines No Comments

Analysts expect the recently signed health-care overhaul law to spur an increase in research comparing drugs and devices, areas where both Medco and United BioSource have reach.

Aug 18 2010

Fiscal Times

By Kevin Roche Headlines No Comments

Late last week, the FDA received a letter from Susan B. Komen for the Cure, the pink ribbon-bedecked juggernaut, demanding the agency maintain its approval of Genentech’s Avastin

Aug 18 2010

Wall Street Journal

By Kevin Roche Headlines No Comments

If there’s an American precedent for the medical central planning of ObamaCare, it’s the Food and Drug Administration. Witness a looming FDA ruling that may deplete the drug arsenal for terminally ill cancer patients.

Aug 18 2010

Xconomy

By Kevin Roche Headlines No Comments

Sound Physicians is part of a growing trend in medicine that’s sometimes called the “hospitalist” movement

Aug 18 2010

Wall Street Journal

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Pacific Biosciences Inc. followed the lead of rival Complete Genomics Inc. on Monday by filing for an initial public offering that will fund the launch of a new, high-speed DNA sequencing technology.

Aug 18 2010

The Hill

By Kevin Roche Headlines No Comments

The health insurance industry on Tuesday criticized state regulators for adopting a narrow category for what health plans can count as medical care and quality improvements when calculating their medical loss ratios.

Aug 18 2010

Politico

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The National Association of Insurance Commissioners approved Tuesday morning a preliminary outline of what insurers will be able to count as medical costs

Aug 18 2010

NPR

By Kevin Roche Headlines No Comments

High-speed Internet connections now make it possible to bring a doctor’s expertise to patients in far-off places, if those places are connected

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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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