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Jun 21 2010

Wall Street Journal

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It’s Not a Stuffed Animal, It’s a $6,000 Medical Device – Paro the Robo-Seal Aims to Comfort Elderly, but Is It Ethical?

Jun 21 2010

Washington Post

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The HRSA, an agency of DHHS, oversees community health centers across the nation and programs that bring health care to the uninsured – the health-care legislation provides $11 billion to these community health centers

Jun 18 2010

New York Times

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The recently passed health-care overhaul’s truly revolutionary impact will be on individuals and employers with fewer than 100 employees

Jun 18 2010

AP News

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The Justice Department has asked a federal judge to dismiss a lawsuit by 20 states challenging President Barack Obama’s health care overhaul.

Jun 18 2010

The Hill

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Tax Extender Bill – “They live in a delusional world — they lost their minds,” said Rep. Jim McDermott (D-Wash.).

Jun 18 2010

The Hill

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The top Democrat and Republican on the Senate Finance Committee reached agreement this evening on a six-month Medicare “doc fix”

Jun 18 2010

HealthLeaders Media

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But the statewide credentialing (and some suggest privileging) database that Washington state is working on is new territory.

Jun 18 2010

Washington Post

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President Obama will order federal agencies Friday to establish a national “do not pay list” to prevent the government from paying benefits, contracts, grants and loans to ineligible people or organizations

Jun 18 2010

Wall Street Journal

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A Harris Interactive/HealthDay poll of more than 2,000 adults finds the vast majority aren’t using electronic tools to communicate with their doctors

Jun 18 2010

Washington Post

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To address a national shortage of health-care workers, HHS will spend $250 million in programs to increase the number of doctors, nurses and other care providers

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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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