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Jul 06 2010

Reuters

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Hospital performance on clinical process measures is associated with the quantity and quality of local economic and human resources. Medicare’s hospital pay-for-performance program may exacerbate inequalities across regions

Jul 06 2010

California Healthcare Foundation

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A new study has found that nursing home patients participating in a program enabling them to record their wishes for end-of-life treatment are far less likely to receive unwanted

Jul 06 2010

Washington Post

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Health Reform  – overall costs appear modest at this point, split among taxpayers, employers and individuals who directly benefit, although the biggest part of the health care expansion is still four years away

Jul 06 2010

HealthLeaders Media

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Medicare beneficiaries who use certain durable medical equipment, prosthetics, orthotics, and supplies could see average price reductions of about 32% off the current cost of those items

Jul 06 2010

HealthLeaders Media

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Millions are not getting the tests that could save thousands of lives, officials for the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

Jul 06 2010

Fiscal Times

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The new health coverage for uninsured Americans with health problems won’t be cheap — premiums averaging $300 to $600 a month in the largest states

Jul 06 2010

Boston Globe

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Massachusetts ambitious, first-in-the-nation plan to transform how hospitals and doctors are paid is on hold, at least for this year

Jul 06 2010

LA Times

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The president’s agenda on health care and financial regulations sets the stage for a clash with the Supreme Court’s conservative majority.

Jul 06 2010

Charlotte Observer

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At Bank of America Corp. next year, how much employees make will determine how much they pay for health insurance

Jul 06 2010

Wall Street Journal

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The signs can hit you quickly or sneak up on you gradually. But what do you do if Mom or Dad isn’t safe living alone anymore?

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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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