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May 18 2010

Kaiser Health News

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“A small but growing number of physicians are … abandoning traditional insurance-based practice to offer VIP treatment

May 18 2010

Wall Street Journal

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A Stanford University study shows that small amounts of social support can produce large and lasting gains against one of America’s biggest health problems—physical inactivity

May 18 2010

Politico

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Health-industry groups including the AMA and American Hospital Association are calling the digitization requirements “too much, too soon”

May 18 2010

Wall Street Journal

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The number of children hospitalized with dangerous drug-resistant staph infections surged 10-fold in recent years, a study found.

May 18 2010

Wall Street Journal

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One of the few remaining ways to manage expenses is to reduce the actual cost of the products. In health care, this means pushing providers to accept lower fees and reduce their use of costly services

May 18 2010

Wall Street Journal

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Among the first to feel the effects of the nation’s health-care system overhaul are insurance salespeople, whose commissions for selling policies to individuals and small groups are themselves getting overhauled

May 18 2010

New York Times

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Some 57 million Americans — 1 in 5 people under 65 — have diagnoses that could lock them out of coverage, according to a report issued this month by the advocacy group Families USA

May 18 2010

Bloomberg

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Video:  Dr. Jim Yong Kim, president of Dartmouth College, talks with Bloomberg News about the goals of the new Dartmouth Center for the Science of Health Care Delivery

May 18 2010

Bloomberg

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Insurers led by UnitedHealth Group Inc. and Humana Inc. may share in an estimated $2.5 billion in yearly bonuses if their U.S-backed Medicare plans rate four or five stars

May 18 2010

Alere

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Inverness Medical Innovations, Inc., a global leader in enabling individuals to take charge of their health at home through the merger of rapid diagnostics and health management, announced that it will change its name to Alere Inc.

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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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