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Feb 25 2010

Bloomberg

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Obama’s invitation to congressional leaders to convene challenges Republicans to provide ideas for overhauling a medical system that accounts for 17 percent of the U.S. economy

Feb 24 2010

mobihealthnews

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TEDMED’s organizers recently posted a video documenting Dr. Topol’s presentation at the event: worth watching

Feb 24 2010

mobihealthnews

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Vocera also notes that its devices and client applications integrate with a number of other mobile health solutions including:  AeroScout, AirStrip, Epocrates, PatientKeeper

Feb 24 2010

BusinessWire

By Kevin Roche Headlines No Comments

U.S. HealthWorks, an operator of occupational healthcare centers, announced the acquisition of all three healthcare centers, expanding the number medical centers to 131 nationwide

Feb 24 2010

Wall Street Journal

By Kevin Roche Headlines No Comments

Employers battling high health-care costs are increasingly trying to influence employees’ personal decisions, subsidizing fitness-club dues and cutting premiums for those who get health-risk assessments

Feb 24 2010

Wall Street Journal

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Medco CEO discusses company’s research efforts, noting that it had sponsored 12 studies published or presented last year and had pulled together its efforts in a new research institute

Feb 24 2010

Bloomberg

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Work hours for U.S. doctors dropped steadily for more than a decade, mirroring a decline in inflation-adjusted fees and worsening a nationwide physician shortage, a study said.

Feb 24 2010

Washington Post

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Bringing more transparency to how the FEHB purchases drugs is a prime objective of legislation considered during a hearing by the House Oversight and Government Reform subcommittee

Feb 24 2010

Wall Street Journal

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This new ObamaCare plan would for the first time apply the 2.9% Medicare payroll tax to “interest, dividends, annuities, royalties and rents,” so-called passive income

Feb 24 2010

New York Times

By Kevin Roche Headlines No Comments

Nothing is stopping Mr. Obama and Congressional Democrats from adding more Republican ideas to their health plan it would yield a bill worthy of the name bipartisan

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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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