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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

May 21 2010

HealthLeadersMedia

By Kevin Roche Headlines No Comments

Unlike RACs, MICs (Medicaid Integrity Program audits) have proceeded largely under the radar of many organizations. As a result, providers may be surprised and unprepared

May 21 2010

Wall Street Journal

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Home health care generally costs less money than institutionalizing developmentally disabled people – but the political reality is that it’s easier to cut back home services

May 21 2010

Wall Street Journal

By Kevin Roche Headlines No Comments

Millions of American workers could discover that they no longer have employer-provided health insurance because employers are quickly discovering that it may be cheaper to pay fines

May 21 2010

Fiscal Times

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The pharmaceutical industry lobby spent $7 million in the first quarter as it lobbied the federal government

May 21 2010

Wall Street Journal

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The burden of aging baby boomers will rise sharply over the next two decades and then ease around 2030, according to a Census Bureau report released today.

May 21 2010

AP News

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The administration touted the small business tax credit had  “broad eligibility” – lost in the fine print: the credit drops off sharply once a company gets above 10 workers and $25,000 average annual wages.

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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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