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May 07 2010

Politico

By Kevin Roche Headlines No Comments

It’s a simple question, but one with a complex answer: In health insurance, what counts as a medical expense?

May 07 2010

Wall Street Journal

By Kevin Roche Headlines No Comments

The American Medical Association is putting the doctors of America on notice – major cheerleader for ObamaCare, the organization is now trying to silence doctors who oppose it

May 07 2010

Wall Street Journal

By Kevin Roche Headlines No Comments

The morbidly obese—that is to say those with a BMI of more than 40,  have increased in America by more than six times since 1960, and three times since 1990. They are now about 6% of adults.

May 07 2010

New York Times

By Kevin Roche Headlines No Comments

The government’s 240-page report, published online Thursday by the President’s Cancer Panel, says the proportion of cancer cases caused by environmental exposures has been “grossly underestimated.”

May 06 2010

Washington Times

By Kevin Roche Headlines No Comments

Eighteen states have officially declined to participate in the new high-risk insurance pools: Why would any state want to participate?

May 06 2010

Washington Times

By Kevin Roche Headlines No Comments

The massively disruptive reorganization of health insurance by the federal government is about to collide with state budgets, causing much collateral damage nationwide.

May 06 2010

Yahoo Finance

By Kevin Roche Headlines No Comments

eHealthInsurance.com and eHealthMedicare.com, today announced that it has acquired privately-held PlanPrescriber, Inc. for approximately $28.7 million in cash

May 06 2010

Washington Post

By Kevin Roche Headlines No Comments

President Obama signed legislation Wednesday that significantly expands health services available to veterans

May 06 2010

Washington Times

By Kevin Roche Headlines No Comments

Obamacare is a series of assignments to bureaucrats in the Department of Health and Human Services. It is emblematic of what scholars call the administrative state

May 06 2010

Wall Street Journal

By Kevin Roche Headlines No Comments

Next spring we get the official report on how the nation collectively fared in reaching the goals included in Healthy People 2010, an every-decade governmental assessment of various health indicators.

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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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