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Apr 28 2010

Bloomberg

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The number of $2,000 PET imaging tests done for elderly cancer patients rose by more than one- third each year from 1999 to 2006, driving up treatment costs

Apr 28 2010

Bloomberg

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Health plans can subtract taxes and include as costs “activities that improve health care quality” to meet mandates on how much they spend on medical care

Apr 28 2010

BusinessWire

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Healthline Networks, the leading provider of intelligent health information services, announced that it has raised $14 million in a third round of financing

Apr 27 2010

Reuters

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Management Health Solutions, Inc. (MHS) Secures $7.0 Million Series B Equity Investment

Apr 27 2010

Washington Post

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President Barack Obama is pushing to speed up insurance coverage for young adults in their twenties

Apr 27 2010

New York Times

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Of all the changes wrought by the new health care law, none is more sweeping than the transformation of Medicaid

Apr 27 2010

New York Times

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The new federal health care legislation includes $11 billion to establish more than 1,200 community health centers to provide treatment

Apr 27 2010

New York Times

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Top U.S. business schools have increasingly seen health care management as a major challenge and opportunity.

Apr 27 2010

New York Times

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House Democrats have concluded that the companies were right to tell investors and the government about the expected adverse effects of the law on their financial results.

Apr 27 2010

Bloomberg

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The U.S. medical-system overhaul will improve the nation’s health and cut costs only if it’s followed by initiatives to curtail the epidemic of obesity and diabetes

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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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