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Jun 07 2010

Wall Street Journal

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Researchers reported notable advances in the war on cancer over the weekend, including treatments for lung, ovarian and skin cancers, but they cautioned that the disease continues to throw up daunting obstacles

Jun 07 2010

New York Times

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More medical care won’t necessarily make you healthier — it may make you sicker. It’s an idea that technology-loving Americans find hard to believe.

Jun 07 2010

Washington Post

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Private-equity firms including the D.C.-based Carlyle Group are doing more deals, raising more money and taking more companies public

Jun 07 2010

Wall Street Journal

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A fresh fight between insurance companies and the Obama administration is taking shape, this time over how much seniors should pay for their privately run Medicare plans

Jun 04 2010

HealthLeaders Media

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The AMA launched a multi-million dollar print and radio campaign to persuade the Senate to permanently reverse the 21% cut in physicians’ Medicare pay before the healthcare system goes into “meltdown.”

Jun 04 2010

Wall Street Journal

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Kathleen Sebelius rejected criticism of the Obama administration’s nominee to run Medicare and Medicaid, saying Republicans were being unfair to Donald Berwick

Jun 04 2010

HealthLeaders Media

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The down economy has forced more healthcare organizations to create customized work plans to hold on to their existing physicians.

Jun 04 2010

Bloomberg

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New Jersey and 20 other states are urging early retirements, cutting benefits and demanding employees contribute more in the face of what the Pew Center on the States says is a $1 trillion gap

Jun 04 2010

Modern Healthcare

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State financing for Medicaid declined an estimated 2.7% in fiscal 2010 as federal spending for the safety net insurer increased 17.2%

Jun 03 2010

iSOFT

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Scientists at MIT have developed a new type of glucose monitor that is potentially more accurate than the current test: a tattoo made from glucose-detecting nanoparticles injected under the skin.

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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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