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Aug 10 2010

NPR

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Pitney Bowes is among several companies offering employee support — like financial and legal resources, counseling on hospice and palliative care, and flexible working arrangements

Aug 10 2010

Wall Street Journal

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Medical errors and the problems they can cause — including bed sores, post-op infections and implant or device complications — cost the U.S. economy $19.5 billion in 2008

Aug 10 2010

New York Times

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Researchers report that a spinal fluid test can be 100 percent accurate in identifying patients with significant memory loss who are on their way to developing Alzheimer’s disease.

Aug 10 2010

HealthLeaders Media

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Since each state’s Medicaid population’s health needs vary, each state must set health plan Medicaid rates that are appropriate to cover that state’s eligible population

Aug 10 2010

HealthLeaders Media

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There were nearly 117 million patient visits to the nation’s emergency rooms in 2007, a 23% increase over a decade, or 39.4 visits per 100 persons

Aug 10 2010

Washington Post

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The tsunami looms: By 2050, nearly 90 million Americans will have passed age 65, and every corner of society will feel the impact

Aug 10 2010

Kaiser Health News

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Medicare beneficiaries will be able to receive for free all preventive services and screenings that receive an A or B recommendation for seniors from the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force.

Aug 10 2010

NPR

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Interview with Virginia Attorney General a week after a federal court refused to dismiss Cuccinelli’s suit against the new federal health care law

Aug 09 2010

Washington Post

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A report by the corps’ advisory council estimated that 27,000 primary care physicians are needed to meet the needs of about 45 million Americans in medically underserved areas.

Aug 09 2010

Wall Street Journal

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Health-insurance companies including Humana Inc. and Aetna Inc. are stepping into the race to equip doctors with high-tech patient records.

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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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