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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

By Kevin Roche Headlines No Comments

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

By Kevin Roche Headlines No Comments

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

Aug 17 2010

ehealthnews.eu

By Kevin Roche Headlines No Comments

Royal Philips Electronics today announced that it has joined Gilde Healthcare III – a new venture capital fund focusing on innovative early and growth stage healthcare technology companies in Europe and the US

Aug 17 2010

Wall Street Journal

By Kevin Roche Headlines No Comments

ResCare Inc. received a proposal from Toronto-based investment firm to buy the stake of company it doesn’t already own, valuing the provider of home care to the elderly and people with disabilities at $365.4 million

Aug 17 2010

HealthLeaders Media

By Kevin Roche Headlines No Comments

Forty-five states and the District of Columbia will each get $1 million in federal funds to monitor proposed health insurance premium hikes in their jurisdictions, and take action against unreasonable increases

Aug 17 2010

Washington Post

By Kevin Roche Headlines No Comments

Cancer is the world’s top “economic killer” as well as its likely leading cause of death, the American Cancer Society contends in a new report

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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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