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Aug 05 2010

New York Times

By Kevin Roche Headlines No Comments

Missouri voters on Tuesday overwhelmingly approved a measure intended to nullify the new federal health care law

Aug 05 2010

HealthLeaders Media

By Kevin Roche Headlines No Comments

Health plans that have long been incented to compete on risk selection—vying for healthy enrollees and eschewing the sick—are bracing for new rules that will turn their offerings into commodities

Aug 05 2010

Fiscal Times

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Senate Democratic leaders claimed a victory Wednesday by winning a test vote on the pending state aid package, which includes $16 billion in federal Medicaid assistance.

Aug 05 2010

twincities.com

By Kevin Roche Headlines No Comments

Proposed changes to the U.S. system for regulating medical devices are more objectionable to the industry than some local experts expected.

Aug 05 2010

HealthLeaders Media

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Payors struggle to manage contracts that vary from facility to facility, from procedure to procedure, with significant deviation within each contract

Aug 05 2010

AP News

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Medicare and Social Security are facing strains from an aging population and an economy that can’t seem to get out of low gear – and despite assertions to the contrary the new health care law doesn’t improve Medicare’s solvency by much.

Aug 05 2010

PR News

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Harden Healthcare announced today the purchase of Voyager HospiceCare – the combined company will provide healthcare services in 13 states and will employ approximately 32,000 full-time and part-time associates in nearly 200 locations

Aug 05 2010

Phili.com

By Kevin Roche Headlines No Comments

Independence Blue Cross announced Wednesday that it is selling its four-year-old pharmacy-benefits arm to Catalyst Health Solutions Inc., the country’s fourth largest publicly traded pharmacy-benefits firm

Aug 05 2010

Wall Street Journal

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Institute for Safe Medication Practices: Drug Shortages ‘Unprecedented’

Aug 05 2010

HealthLeaders Media

By Kevin Roche Headlines No Comments

A report from the American Medical Association finds an average of 95 medical liability claims filed for every 100 physicians.

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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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