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Apr 16 2010

Wall Street Journal

By Kevin Roche Headlines No Comments

The National Cancer Institute’s Clinical Trials Cooperative Group Program — which coordinates and facilitates trials of new cancer treatments — is “at a breaking point”

Apr 16 2010

Wall Street Journal

By Kevin Roche Headlines No Comments

If the new federal law equalizing coverage for mental conditions with that for medical-surgical care works as hoped, there may no longer be a need for a public system

Apr 15 2010

Wall Street Journal

By Kevin Roche Headlines No Comments

The managed-care industry is gearing up to go after one of the biggest new markets to be created by the new federal health-care law: the roughly 16 million new people eligible Medicaid

Apr 15 2010

Wall Street Journal

By Kevin Roche Headlines No Comments

Companies specializing in medical imaging are pushing to develop chemical agents to detect Alzheimer’s disease from brain scans

Apr 15 2010

ageinplacetech.com

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Two new initiatives formed that added to the list of aging-related tech consortia and industry trade groups.  GOAL launched in early April and AgeTek in March, adding to the existing CAST consortium.

Apr 15 2010

Wall Street Journal

By Kevin Roche Headlines No Comments

Under the weight of a weak technology market, exits for venture-backed companies in Europe remained dismal following a year of bad news.

Apr 15 2010

Bloomberg

By Kevin Roche Headlines No Comments

Waxman sent a memo to panel members saying the April 21 hearing was canceled because company executives wanted more time to assess the law as it is implemented.

Apr 14 2010

PRNewsWire

By Kevin Roche Headlines No Comments

U.S. Renal Care, Inc. and Dialysis Corporation of America announced that they have entered into a definitive merger agreement for USRC to acquire DCA.

Apr 14 2010

amednews.com

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The health system reforms signed into law in March will cover an estimated 32 million uninsured patients by 2019. But there may not be enough physicians to care for them

Apr 14 2010

Wall Street Journal

By Kevin Roche Headlines No Comments

UnitedHealth Group and Walgreens say they’re teaming up with the YMCA on a program that will reimburse pharmacists and lifestyle coaches to help insured patients prevent and control 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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