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Jun 29 2010

New York Times

By Kevin Roche Headlines No Comments

The geriatric tidal wave does not appear to have been fully recognized at the National Institutes of Health

Jun 29 2010

Wall Street Journal

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With cash piles continually growing for corporations, mergers and acquisitions may start picking up after a relatively quiet start to 2010, at least for midsize purchases, though megadeals will likely remain few and far between.

Jun 28 2010

New York Times

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With a nudge from the new health care law and pressure from Medicare, hospitals, doctors and nurses are struggling to prepare for explosive growth in the numbers of high-risk elderly patients

Jun 28 2010

Fiscal Times

By Kevin Roche Headlines No Comments

A new study found that the more income and education people have, the less likely they are to have colds, headaches, flu and chronic physical pain

Jun 28 2010

Wall Street Journal

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Forget the banks: Some investors believe the more compelling investment prospects in China are in health care

Jun 28 2010

HealthLeaders Media

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It pays to appeal – A recently released CMS report indicates that providers have been winning more appeals since the last update

Jun 28 2010

HealthLeaders Media

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The high-risk insurance pools established by health reform could cost three times as much as initially planned, according to new analysis from the CBO

Jun 28 2010

Fiscal Times

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As states begin implementing the health-care law, they are acknowledging a difficult reality: Their shares of the costs, particularly given that they are set to escalate later in the decade, are exceptionally cloudy

Jun 28 2010

The Hill

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The 2009 economic stimulus bill included $87 billion in Medicaid funding to help states weather the recession – these funds expire at the end of 2010

Jun 28 2010

Boston Globe

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The politics of high health care costs is again roiling this year’s governor’s race after an appeals panel on Thursday rejected the Patrick administration’s cap on premium increases

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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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