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Mar 30 2010

New York Times

By Kevin Roche Headlines No Comments

The Class Act sets up the first national government-run long-term care insurance program, which will be offered primarily through employers.

Mar 30 2010

Wall Street Journal

By Kevin Roche Headlines No Comments

Better beat the crowd and find a doctor.  The landmark health overhaul will bring primary-care physicians, already in short supply in parts of the country, millions more newly insured patients in the next few years.

Mar 30 2010

New York Times

By Kevin Roche Headlines No Comments

In a ruling with potentially far-reaching implications for the patenting of human genes, a judge on Monday struck down a company’s patents on two genes linked to an increased risk of breast and ovarian cancer.

Mar 30 2010

New York Times

By Kevin Roche Headlines No Comments

So what is buried in those pages? Here are some thoughts from health care experts on what the changes will mean for Americans, sick and well alike.

Mar 30 2010

New York Times

By Kevin Roche Headlines No Comments

Now mental health advocates are almost giddy. The law signed by President Obama last week expands parity to a much wider pool, making it possible for millions more people to get the same coverage for substance abuse and illnesses

Mar 30 2010

New York Times

By Kevin Roche Headlines No Comments

Tucked inside the huge health reform bill signed into law last week were many surprising and little-noticed provisions that will affect consumers in ways large and small.

Mar 30 2010

Washington Times

By Kevin Roche Headlines No Comments

The Association of American Physicians and Surgeons (AAPS) became the first medical society to sue to overturn the newly enacted health care bill

Mar 29 2010

Wall Street Journal

By Kevin Roche Headlines No Comments

It makes sense for a company that sells printers to sell the ink cartridges. Why shouldn’t the company that sells the devices that diabetics use also sell the insulin that they consume to control their disease?

Mar 29 2010

Wall Street Journal

By Kevin Roche Headlines No Comments

A three-month-old baby suffering from shortness of breath recently was checked into a small hospital in the Haitian capital. A radiologist at work in his New York office diagnosed that the child’s lungs were collapsing.

Mar 29 2010

Washington Post

By Kevin Roche Headlines No Comments

In 2006, CMS tried to limit unjustified billing in the ultra-high categories. But the effort backfired when nursing home operators found a loophole that made it easier to put residents in those categories.

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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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