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Aug 10 2010

HealthLeaders Media

By Kevin Roche Headlines No Comments

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

By Kevin Roche Headlines No Comments

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

By Kevin Roche Headlines No Comments

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

By Kevin Roche Headlines No Comments

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

By Kevin Roche Headlines No Comments

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

By Kevin Roche Headlines No Comments

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

Aug 09 2010

HealthLeaders Media

By Kevin Roche Headlines No Comments

Look for the AHA to try an end-run around Berwick to rescind the cuts through Congress. If they’re smart, they’ll ask the same representatives that signed their letters to come through for them again via legislation.

Aug 09 2010

Kaiser Health News

By Kevin Roche Headlines No Comments

New Medicare Report: Is It Based on a Rosy Scenario? New report also confirms Medicare and Social Security headed for insolvency in the long term

Aug 09 2010

Politico

By Kevin Roche Headlines No Comments

Senators voted Thursday to give $26 billion in aid to states and schools, $16 billion of which will be directed to Medicaid programs around the nation

Aug 09 2010

Fiscal Times

By Kevin Roche Headlines No Comments

Medicare’s chief actuary said the reduced benefits would cause Advantage plans’ enrollment to fall to 7.4 million seniors.

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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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