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Apr 30 2010

New York Times

By Kevin Roche Headlines No Comments

For nearly three decades, editorials, online posts and surveys have noted this rising frustration and anger among practicing physicians.  But over the last two years, the pot of emotions seems to have boiled over.

Apr 30 2010

Washington Post

By Kevin Roche Headlines No Comments

After being criticized as obstructionists during the long health-care debate, insurance companies now are implementing some popular provisions even sooner than the law demands

Apr 30 2010

Wall Street Journal

By Kevin Roche Headlines No Comments

Could Streamlining Medical Billing Save $7 Billion a Year?

Apr 30 2010

Wall Street Journal

By Kevin Roche Headlines No Comments

Global venture capital investment in the first quarter mirrored a U.S. trend by rising in most regions from a year earlier, though Europe proved to be the exception by falling back slightly

Apr 30 2010

AP News

By Kevin Roche Headlines No Comments

Personalized medicine that might one day be possible if doctors have a map of their patients’ DNA

Apr 30 2010

Washington Post

By Kevin Roche Headlines No Comments

It seems incredible, but these are the facts:  As of 2005, at least 9 million young adults — 27 percent of all Americans ages 17 to 24 — were too overweight to serve in the military, according to the Army’s analysis of national data

Apr 30 2010

New York Times

By Kevin Roche Headlines No Comments

Friday is the deadline for states to tell the Obama administration whether they want to run the high-risk insurance pool for uninsured people with pre-existing conditions

Apr 30 2010

Wall Street Journal

By Kevin Roche Headlines No Comments

Provenge: It will be interesting to see what procedures they use to allocate the treatment. A lottery? First-come, first-served? Sickest patients first?

Apr 30 2010

Wall Street Journal

By Kevin Roche Headlines No Comments

Santa Clara County passed an ordinance banning restaurants from giving out toys with meals of more than 485 calories.

Apr 30 2010

Bloomberg

By Kevin Roche Headlines No Comments

When a patient dies from diabetes complications, such as a heart attack or a stroke, coroners and physicians will be encouraged to list diabetes on the death certificate

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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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