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Aug 17 2010

Kaiser Health News

By Kevin Roche Headlines No Comments

The biggest losers in federal health care reform — the country’s physician-owned specialty hospitals — are on pins and needles

Aug 16 2010

Healthcare IT News

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Ingenix, a leading health information technology and services company, today announced it is acquiring Axolotl, a leading provider of health information exchange (HIE) services

Aug 16 2010

HealthLeaders Media

By Kevin Roche Headlines No Comments

Hospitals have made huge strides against hospital-acquired infections caused by hospital-onset methicillin-resistant staphylococcus aureus, better known as MRSA (methicillin-resistant staphylococcus aureus)

Aug 16 2010

New York Times

By Kevin Roche Headlines No Comments

Those who are afflicted with chronic conditions are less likely to have Internet access, according to data from Pew.

Aug 16 2010

New York Times

By Kevin Roche Headlines No Comments

Faced with the need to review insurance rates and enforce a panoply of new rights granted to consumers, states are scrambling to make sure they have the necessary legal authority to carry out the responsibilities being placed on them by health care law.

Aug 16 2010

HealthLeaders Media

By Kevin Roche Headlines No Comments

With improved drug coverage under Medicare Part D, the use of antibiotics by beneficiaries—particularly brand name, new, and more expensive drugs—is on the upswing

Aug 16 2010

Wall Street Journal

By Kevin Roche Headlines No Comments

Add Colorado to the list of states that are saying to ObamaCare: not here, thank you.

Aug 16 2010

Washington Post

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A group of Republican senators has introduced the ominously titled Health Care Bureaucrats Elimination Act. It would eliminate IPAB even before the panel comes into existence in 2014.

Aug 16 2010

Fiscal Times

By Kevin Roche Headlines No Comments

Insurers can seek a waiver from the government to keep their current limited plans if they can prove that offering better benefits would cause significant premium increases or force employers to drop or severely limit coverage

Aug 16 2010

Kaiser Health News

By Kevin Roche Headlines No Comments

The House voted Tuesday to send money to the states – most of it to prevent the states from cutting off health benefits for millions. If that doesn’t strike you as strange, perhaps you weren’t paying attention to last year’s health care debate.

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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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