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May 27 2010

Washington Post

By Kevin Roche Headlines No Comments

The federal government will bear virtually the entire cost of expanding Medicaid under the new health-care law, according to a comprehensive new study by the Kaiser Family Foundation

May 27 2010

BizJournals

By Kevin Roche Headlines No Comments

Access HealthColumbus has assembled the three legs it needs to support conversion to a so-called medical home model starting in January at the nine offices encompassing 68 doctors.

May 26 2010

HealthLeaders Media

By Kevin Roche Headlines No Comments

Encryption should be mandatory for one-on-one exchanges between providers regarding treatments, a privacy/security workgroup for the ONC reported last week

May 26 2010

Cisco

By Kevin Roche Headlines No Comments

Apollo Hospitals, Asia’s largest health care provider, and Cisco today announced an alliance to help transform health care by accelerating access to affordable and high-quality health care via the Cisco HealthPresenceTM Extended Reach technology

May 26 2010

KaiserHealthNews

By Kevin Roche Headlines No Comments

Medical Loss Ratio: The law requires that health insurers spend 85 percent of premiums on medical expenses for customers in the large group market and 80 percent for customers in the small and individual markets

May 26 2010

HealthLeaders Media

By Kevin Roche Headlines No Comments

Thirty-five percent of surveyed employees said they would consider dropping their employer-provided health insurance if they become eligible to purchase similar plans for a lower cost.

May 25 2010

PRNewswire

By Kevin Roche Headlines No Comments

Guardian Analytics, the innovator in predictive analytics-based fraud prevention software, today announced that it has raised $9 million in funding, led by Sutter Hill Ventures with participation by existing investor Foundation Capital

May 25 2010

PR Newswire

By Kevin Roche Headlines No Comments

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

May 25 2010

Washington Post

By Kevin Roche Headlines No Comments

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

By Kevin Roche Headlines No Comments

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.

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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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