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Jul 06 2010

Wall Street Journal

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Dell is hoping that with ts $3.09 billion 2009 acquisition of Perot Systems, a specialist in health-care information technology, it can use the unit to move up the health care technology food chain

Jul 06 2010

HealthLeaders Media

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The study — the first to examine whether automated calls can increase screenings for colon cancer — involved nearly 6,000 Kaiser Permanente members in Oregon and Washington who were overdue for screenings

Jul 06 2010

Wall Street Journal

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As demand has increased, several hospitals in New York are offering outpatient hospital care late into the night or on Saturdays to alleviate weekday crowding

Jul 06 2010

Washington Post

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The individual and employer mandates, combined with the onslaught of new taxes, paperwork requirements and new rules, will dramatically increase the cost of starting and running a small business.

Jul 02 2010

New York Times

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Can Medical Technology Solve the Health Care Problem?

Jul 02 2010

Washington Post

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Emergency rooms, the only choice for patients who can’t find care elsewhere, may grow even more crowded with longer wait times under the nation’s new health law

Jul 02 2010

Bloomberg

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A federal judge is considering whether to throw out Virginia’s lawsuit challenging the health- care overhaul after hearing arguments over whether the state has jurisdiction to sue

Jul 02 2010

Wall Street Journal

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How federal regulators interpret a metric known as a medical-loss ratio could affect players from industry giant UnitedHealth Group Inc. down to specialized companies such as American National Insurance

Jul 02 2010

Washington Post

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A web site unveiled Wednesday aims to give everyone the full range of public and private health insurance plans available to them based on their individual circumstances

Jul 02 2010

Wall Street Journal

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The SEC is investigating whether the companies pushed patients into extra, sometimes unnecessary, home-health care visits in order to hit a threshold level that secured them thousands more in reimbursements

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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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