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Feb 02 2010

Health Affairs

By Kevin Roche Headlines No Comments

Despite the disparities among nations, all clearly face common challenges in expanding access to health and health care among disenfranchised  peoples everywhere

Feb 02 2010

Wall Street Journal

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Companies’ efforts to reduce health-care costs by nudging employees into wellness programs are clashing with a federal law designed to prevent discrimination based on genetics

Feb 02 2010

Wall Street Journal

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For the 18 million people with obstructive sleep apnea, the remedy is far from perfect: bulky and expensive masks that some compare to sleeping in scuba gear

Feb 02 2010

Wall Street Journal

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More than four fifths of managers working in private equity expect a wave of closures or mergers within the industry because the poor fundraising environment

Feb 02 2010

Washington Post

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Virginia’s Democratic-controlled state Senate passed measures Monday that would make it illegal to require individuals to purchase health insurance

http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2010/02/01/AR2010020103674_pf.html
Feb 02 2010

Washington Post

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The $915 billion health spending plan for 2011 would hire more fraud detectives to root out waste and outright thievery in Medicare and Medicaid

Feb 02 2010

Wall Street Journal

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The Obama administration still foresees a major health-care overhaul in its 2011 budget, estimating that the cost of the legislation will reach $743 billion over 10 years.

Feb 02 2010

Wall Street Journal

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President Barack Obama’s federal budget proposal assumes that the embattled health bill will pass – but contains some back-up plans if it doesn’t

Feb 02 2010

New York Times

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The budget request for the DHHS was $81.3 billion, up from $79.6 billion a year ago. And the NIH saw its budget request rise by $1 billion, to $32 billion

Feb 02 2010

New York Times

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When Medicare plans raise co-payments for outpatient care, older people cut back on doctors’ visits, then wind up needing more expensive hospital care

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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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