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Apr 14 2010

Washington Post

By Kevin Roche Headlines No Comments

D.C. officials say the city will save millions of dollars from the recently approved federal health-care bill as it starts transferring childless adults from a city-backed insurance program to Medicaid

Apr 14 2010

New York Times

By Kevin Roche Headlines No Comments

The nagging and largely solvable problem of hospital-acquired infections remains as resistant to cure as the germs that contribute to an estimated 100,000 deaths a year

Apr 14 2010

New York Times

By Kevin Roche Headlines No Comments

Insurance commissioner will not comply with a federal request to create a state pool for high-risk insurance plans, opening a new front in the resistance to the new federal health care law

Apr 14 2010

Bloomberg

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Harvard Medical School professor  says a $3 billion injection of funds from health overhaul bill is certain to accelerate research that compares the effectiveness of drugs and other medical therapies

Apr 14 2010

Wall Street Journal

By Kevin Roche Headlines No Comments

Researchers wanted to know if physicians’ behavior and attitudes explain some of the regional variations in the number of intensive procedures.

Apr 14 2010

Wall Street Journal

By Kevin Roche Headlines No Comments

Congress is getting ready for another episode of its recurring doctor drama: Block the Medicare Payment Cuts If You Can!

Apr 13 2010

Bloomberg

By Kevin Roche Headlines No Comments

A U.S. mandate forcing insurers spend 85 percent of revenue from premiums on medical care is the newest front in the battle between the Obama administration and companies over industry profits.

Apr 13 2010

Wall Street Journal

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New gadgets and online tools are giving people a clearer picture not only of how active they are during the day, but also how well they sleep at night

Apr 13 2010

Wall Street Journal

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A new generation of anti-obesity drugs could hit the market in coming months, the latest attempt in what has proved a difficult medicine to make safe for patients

Apr 13 2010

Wall Street Journal

By Kevin Roche Headlines No Comments

The new federal health-care law has raised the stakes for hospitals and schools already scrambling to train more doctors

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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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