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Mar 16 2010

Washington Post

By Kevin Roche Headlines No Comments

The House would vote on a more popular package of fixes to the Senate Health Care bill; under the House rule for that vote, passage would signify that lawmakers “deem” the health-care bill to be passed

Mar 16 2010

Washington Post

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The AHA 2008 guidelines declared deactivating a defibrillator an ethical end-of-life decision, similar to withholding other treatments in favor of comfort care

Mar 16 2010

Washington Post

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Recent studies undertaken to assess vitamin and mineral pill benefits were disappointing – they failed to prevent Alzheimer’s, cancer, heart attacks, strokes or Type 2 diabetes

Mar 16 2010

Wall Street Journal

By Kevin Roche Headlines No Comments

If decisions based on Comparative Effectiveness Research inhibit the progress of personalized medicine—or in any way interfere with a tailored, most appropriate therapy—no one is helped

Mar 16 2010

Wall Street Journal

By Kevin Roche Headlines No Comments

Although insurers generally oppose the health-care bill, an overhaul would give the industry a chance to boost its diminishing rolls with an influx of young healthy customers

Mar 16 2010

New York Times

By Kevin Roche Headlines No Comments

A nationwide torrent of state cuts to Medicaid, results in patients finding it increasingly difficult to locate care givers who will accept their coverage

Mar 16 2010

Reuters

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Australian private equity firm CHAMP plans to sell Healthcare Australia (HCA), the nation’s largest nursing and aged care staffing business

Mar 15 2010

Washington Times

By Kevin Roche Headlines No Comments

Senate Republicans are threatening to put up hundreds of amendments — one of the few weapons in their limited arsenal— to force Democrats to take difficult votes on politically sensitive subjects

Mar 15 2010

New York Times

By Kevin Roche Headlines No Comments

Health Care 101: If it finally passes Congress, it’ll take the better part of a decade to write the user manual for consumers and doctors, employers and insurance companies.

Mar 15 2010

Multiplan Press Release

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MultiPlan, Inc. announced today that it has acquired Viant, Inc., bringing together the considerable expertise to produce industry’s most comprehensive provider of healthcare cost management services.

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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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