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Jan 28 2010

Wall Street Journal

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Investment bankers were largely optimism about the IPO market for 2010.  But, there’s a dark side: One dog could scare everyone away.

Jan 28 2010

New York Times

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Obama drew sustained laughter when he declared that “by now it should be fairly obvious that I didn’t take on health care because it was good politics”

Jan 28 2010

Wall Street Journal

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WellPoint’s efforts to control medical costs include “more aggressive” contract negotiations with providers and utilizing medical management levers

Jan 28 2010

BusinessWire

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AdvantEdge Healthcare Solutions announced that it has acquired Medical Account Services (MAS), the premier anesthesia billing company

Jan 28 2010

HealthImaging.com

By Kevin Roche Headlines No Comments

Welch Allyn will preview a portable ECG, as well as wireless connectivity module for the Spot Vital Signs LXi at this week’s Arab Health Congress

Jan 28 2010

Bloomberg

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CEO of WellPoint Inc., the biggest U.S. health insurer by enrollment, said premiums will rise if forced to cover people with pre-existing conditions

Jan 27 2010

TechCrunch

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Steve Case’s Revolution Health sold for $100 million or so to Waterfront Media (after raising $200 million in venture capital). Consolidation continues with the HealthCentral acquisition of Wellsphere

Jan 27 2010

Reuters

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Moderation appears to be the best approach to controlling blood sugar in a form of diabetes that affects many adults, researchers said Wednesday, since lowering it too far can be as risky as letting it stay too high.

Jan 27 2010

Wall Street Journal

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No matter what happens with the health care reform bill in Congress, life sciences investors and companies should brace themselves for a brand new world

Jan 27 2010

Wall Street Journal

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The  CBO budget report released today says the growth in Medicare and Medicaid spending during the next decade “will be somewhat slower than the average rate seen over the past 10 years.”

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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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