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Jun 15 2010

Washington Post

By Kevin Roche Headlines No Comments

For consumers looking for bargains on refrigerators or restaurants, ratings can be helpful. But a score card doesn’t work as well for selecting a Medicare private health plan

Jun 15 2010

New York Times

By Kevin Roche Headlines No Comments

NAIC is drafting a recommendation that urges the federal government to allow a gradual three-year transition in states where the new requirement, which takes effect Jan. 1, could destabilize the market

Jun 15 2010

Wall Street Journal

By Kevin Roche Headlines No Comments

The list of tests men should consider is based on recommendations from the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force, and is limited to screenings that evidence shows are effective for routine use

Jun 15 2010

Wall Street Journal

By Kevin Roche Headlines No Comments

Medical costs will grow by an estimated 9% in 2011, down from 9.5% this year, says a report from PricewaterhouseCoopers, though there’s plenty of uncertainty about what next year will hold

Jun 15 2010

Wall Street Journal

By Kevin Roche Headlines No Comments

Some prominent doctors are pushing a heretical notion: Physicians have been prescribing statins to some of the wrong people.

Jun 15 2010

Washington Post

By Kevin Roche Headlines No Comments

On Monday, the administration issued new rules to fulfill that promise. But your plan might not be quite the same — it could offer more benefits, and it could cost more

Jun 15 2010

BNET

By Kevin Roche Headlines No Comments

The hospital-centric care that EHR’s are creating may not be good for Americans’ health — or their pocketbooks

Jun 15 2010

Nextgov.com

By Kevin Roche Headlines No Comments

Across the country, doctors are aligning themselves with hospitals based on their preference (or dislike) of electronic records used at those institutions

Jun 14 2010

NAIC

By Kevin Roche Headlines No Comments

The NAIC has missed its deadline for a report on how health plans should calculate medical-loss ratios, the industry term for the ratio of premium dollars spent on patient care

Jun 14 2010

Technology Review

By Kevin Roche Headlines No Comments

A tiny, nearly invisible nanowire can convert the energy of pulsing, flexing muscles into electric current – their nano generator could someday lead to medical implants and sensors powered by heartbeats or breathing

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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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