Skip to main content
Healthy Skeptic
search
Menu
  • Commentary
  • Headlines
  • Research
  • Useful Links
  • About & Contact
  • Podcasts
  • search
Close Search

Headlines

Recent Health Care News

 

Apr 26 2010

New York Times

By Kevin Roche Headlines No Comments

Con artists in several states are seizing on the public’s financial struggles and confusion about the recent health care overhaul

Apr 25 2010

xconomy.com

By Kevin Roche Headlines No Comments

Beringea, a Farmington Hills, MI, venture capital firm, has invested $6 million in InTouch Health, a telemedicine company based in Santa Barbara, CA

Apr 23 2010

Kaiser Family Foundation

By Kevin Roche Headlines No Comments

Majorities of Americans described themselves as “confused” about the new health care bill and acknowledge they don’t have enough information about it to grasp how it will affect their lives

Apr 23 2010

Bloomberg

By Kevin Roche Headlines No Comments

Baxter said earnings for the year will be reduced by an increase in Medicaid rebates and a change in the taxes for retiree prescription drug benefits required under the health- care law enacted in March

Apr 23 2010

Wall Street Journal

By Kevin Roche Headlines No Comments

A Duke oncologist is warning that the emphasis on comparative effectiveness studies may present obstacles for the field of cancer research

Apr 23 2010

Wall Street Journal

By Kevin Roche Headlines No Comments

A genetic test can help some heart-transplant patients avoid frequent biopsies, researchers reported Thursday

Apr 23 2010

AP News

By Kevin Roche Headlines No Comments

Nearly 4 million Americans will have to pay a penalty if they fail to get health insurance when that element of President Barack Obama’s health care overhaul law kicks in

Apr 23 2010

New York Times

By Kevin Roche Headlines No Comments

Obama’s health care overhaul law will increase the nation’s health care tab instead of bringing costs down, government economic forecasters concluded Thursday in a sobering assessment of the sweeping legislation

Apr 23 2010

Bloomberg

By Kevin Roche Headlines No Comments

Telus, Canada’s third-largest wireless carrier, plans to make acquisitions to expand its business providing telecommunication services to the health-care industry

Apr 23 2010

Healthcare IT News

By Kevin Roche Headlines No Comments

Patient access to their summary and discharge data is vital because nowadays they are “kicked out” of the hospital to continue recuperation at home

  • « Previous
  • 1
  • …
  • 824
  • 825
  • 826
  • 827
  • 828
  • …
  • 1,088
  • Next »

✅ Receive notifications of new posts by email.

About this Blog

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.

Healthy Skeptic Podcast

Research

This is an outstanding report on total global drug spending and trends, with projections out to 2025.  It helps you understand this important area of health care, which does much...
June 1, 2021
The Office of the Actuary annual report on national health spending, covering 2018.
December 7, 2019
2019 Kaiser Family Foundation Employer Health Benefits Report
October 1, 2019
MedPAC 2019 Report to Congress
June 18, 2019

Headlines

More AI craziness in health care.  A company called H1 is buying Defacto Health for God-knows how much money.  Both companies claim an AI background and to help with “provider...
September 11, 2026
To show you how AI fever has infected every part of the investing world, this company, Forus, raised $150 million in new capital at a $3 billion valuation by saying...
September 9, 2026
Thyme Care decides its time to party, spicing up its business with a fresh $125 million in capital, with a valuation of over $2 billion.  The company helps manage cancer...
September 3, 2026
Virtual physical therapy company Sword Health sticks it to shareholders by acquiring virtual mental health company Headspace in an all cash deal valued at somewhere between $200 million and $300...
August 29, 2026

Tags

Access (89) ACO (165) Care Management (268) Chronic Disease (216) Comparative Effectiveness (81) Consumer Directed Health (71) Consumers (514) Devices (168) Disease Management (149) Drugs (605) EHRs (145) Elder Care (149) End-of-Life Care (97) FDA (85) Financings (1845) Genomics (80) Government (357) Health Care Costs (1428) Health Care Quality (616) Health Care Reform (1227) Health Insurance (1116) Health Insurance Exchange (162) HIT (478) HomeCare (76) Hospital (490) Hospital Readmissions (79) Legislation (78) M&A (1726) Malpractice (84) Meaningful Use (105) Medicaid (334) Medical Care (346) Medicare (607) Medicare Advantage (80) Mobile (89) Pay For Performance (92) Pharmaceutical (211) Physicians (569) Providers (252) Regulation (72) Repealing Reform (133) Telehealth (79) Telemedicine (325) Wellness and Prevention (316) Workplace (117)

About This Blog

The 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 through Roche Consulting, LLC. Mr. Roche is available to assist health care companies through consulting arrangements and may be reached at khroche@healthy-skeptic.com. © Roche Consulting, LLC. Terms of Use.

Categories

  • Commentary
  • Headlines
  • Research

Useful Links

  • Congressional Budget Office
  • Health Affairs

RSS Feed

RSS feed

© 2026 Healthy Skeptic.

  • twitter
  • facebook
  • linkedin
Close Menu
  • Commentary
  • Headlines
  • Research
  • Useful Links
  • About & Contact
  • Podcasts