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Feb 15 2010

New York Times

By Kevin Roche Headlines No Comments

Under intense pressure from Washington and Sacramento, California’s largest for-profit health insurer delayed a double-digit rate increase by two months on Saturday

Feb 15 2010

New York Times

By Kevin Roche Headlines No Comments

Health workers can put their hands into a small box that bathes them with plasma — engineered to zap germs, including the drug-resistant supergerm MRSA.

Feb 15 2010

New York Times

By Kevin Roche Headlines No Comments

One large national study, which compared outcomes among Medicare patients, indicated that surgery with a robot might lead to fewer in-hospital complications

Feb 12 2010

mobihealthnews

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FCC’s Dr. Mohit Kaushal, health care director for the National Broadband Taskforce outlines key issues that give the FCC pause when it comes to strengthening their investment in health IT

Feb 12 2010

BusinessWire

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Maximus announced it has acquired Canadian-based DeltaWare Systems, Inc., a developer of health administration management systems for the government health care market

Feb 12 2010

DotmedNews

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RadPharm Inc., a leading Imaging Core Laboratory, and Medifacts International, Inc., a leading Cardiovascular Core Laboratory, have announced the merger of their business operations.

Feb 12 2010

Washington Post

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What is in and what is out:  Highlights of pared-back jobs legislation unveiled on Thursday

Feb 12 2010

Washington Post

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People with early-onset Alzheimer’s disease and 37 other medical conditions should get federal disability checks more quickly under expansion of Social Security fast-track system

Feb 12 2010

Wall Street Journal

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Makers of MRI machines and CAT scanners are now rolling out handheld ultrasound machines slightly larger than iPhones, hoping they’ll become as commonly used as stethoscopes

Feb 12 2010

Wall Street Journal

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Stents have transformed treatment for coronary arteries – but their arrival has also sparked a controversy over whether cardiologists use them too soon or too often

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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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