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May 25 2010

PR Newswire

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Phreesia, the leading patient check-in company, announced today the close of a $16 million Series D investment

May 25 2010

Washington Post

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And a study published this year found that high caregiving strain among spouses increased the risk of strokes by 23 percent

May 25 2010

Washington Post

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In a blunt warning to the health insurance industry, the Obama administration said Monday it won’t hesitate to block mergers that threaten to stifle competition.

May 25 2010

Washington Post

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The Obama administration asked a federal judge Monday to dismiss Virginia’s challenge of the health-care overhaul law

May 25 2010

Wall Street Journal

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A new Web-based tool seeks to help patients spend less time in the waiting room before seeing their doctor

May 25 2010

Wall Street Journal

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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

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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

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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

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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

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

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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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