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Mar 18 2010

Washington Times

By Kevin Roche Headlines No Comments

President Obama’s agenda has so overloaded Congress that its legislative gatekeepers – the analysts who score each bill and the auditors who weed out waste and fraud – can’t keep up.

Mar 18 2010

Washington Post

By Kevin Roche Headlines No Comments

Idaho is leading the charge in a states-rights push to defeat a proposal in Congress that would require people to buy health insurance, a key piece of reforms being pushed by President Barack Obama.

Mar 18 2010

Washington Post

By Kevin Roche Headlines No Comments

Virginia will file a legal challenge to the constitutionality of the Democratic health-care reform bill if Congress approves the measure

Mar 18 2010

Wall Street Journal

By Kevin Roche Headlines No Comments

Democrats inched closer to building a majority that could pass a monumental restructuring of the health-care system, with two key House members announcing plans to vote yes

Mar 18 2010

Real Clear Markets

By Kevin Roche Headlines No Comments

With many SEIU members employed in health care, the union believes that if more Americans have health insurance, the demand for health care will expand and so will employment and with it,  union dues

Mar 17 2010

HealthImaging.com

By Kevin Roche Headlines No Comments

In order for telemedicine case management to be more widely adopted, less expensive technology is needed to lower implementation costs,  according to a recent study from The Journal of Medical Informatics Association.

Mar 17 2010

EA

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Millions of people around the world have experienced the revolution in home fitness since last spring with EA SPORTS Active, the number one rated fitness program for the Wii

Mar 17 2010

MarketWatch

By Kevin Roche Headlines No Comments

GE Healthcare, Intel and Mayo Clinic Explore New Models of Health Care Delivery: Yearlong study to focus on evaluating potential benefits of remote monitoring device for home-based patient care

Mar 17 2010

LA Times

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Nearly 1 in 4 Californians under 65 had no health insurance last year, according to a new report, as soaring unemployment propelled vast numbers of once-covered workers into the ranks of the un-insured

Mar 17 2010

emdeon

By Kevin Roche Headlines No Comments

Emdeon signed a definitive agreement to acquire Healthcare Technology Management Services, a management consulting company focused primarily on the payer market

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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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