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May 25 2010

Wall Street Journal

By Kevin Roche Headlines No Comments

John Doerr wasn’t too specific on the makeup of the “great third wave,” only that the next chapter of disruptive technology will be about people, places and relationships.

May 25 2010

New York Times

By Kevin Roche Headlines No Comments

The rate of premature births declined for the second year in a row in 2008, the first two-year decrease in almost 30 years, the government reported this month.

May 25 2010

Reuters

By Kevin Roche Headlines No Comments

State insurance regulators say they will need more time to produce their recommendation on an issue at the center of the debate over how U.S. health insurance companies spend their customers’ dollars.

May 25 2010

Wall Street Journal

By Kevin Roche Headlines No Comments

Gentiva Health Services Inc. has agreed to acquire Odyssey HealthCare Inc. for nearly $1 billion, a combination that will create the largest U.S. home health and hospice provider.

May 24 2010

Kaiser Health News

By Kevin Roche Headlines No Comments

On the table: two proposals to extend — once again — subsidies for COBRA health insurance and a “fix” of Medicare payments to doctors.

May 24 2010

Washington Post

By Kevin Roche Headlines No Comments

Now that Congress has imposed new requirements on health insurance plans, regulators are trying to resolve another big question:  Which plans must comply with the requirements?

May 24 2010

Washington Post

By Kevin Roche Headlines No Comments

The rollout of the federal health-care overhaul continued Friday spelling out how small biotech companies can apply for grants and tax credits of up to $5 million each

May 24 2010

New York Times

By Kevin Roche Headlines No Comments

About one-third of employers subject to major requirements of the new health care law may face tax penalties because they offer health insurance that could be considered unaffordable to some employees,

May 24 2010

HealthLeadersMedia

By Kevin Roche Headlines No Comments

Occupational healthcare provider U.S. HealthWorks today announced the acquisition of Technimed Occupational Medicine and its two healthcare centers in Vernon, and Commerce, CA

May 24 2010

Bloomberg

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General Electric Co. met the objectives it set for the first year of its so-called healthymagination initiative, including spending $700 million on research and development

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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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