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Jan 26 2010

New York Times

By Kevin Roche Headlines No Comments

There is some good news in the numbers released last month by the National Center for Health Statistics on the health of Americans in the first half of 2009. But there is ample bad news, too

Jan 26 2010

EON

By Kevin Roche Headlines No Comments

MiLife completed an additional funding of $4 million – to reflect a shift in strategic direction, the Company has changed its name to Imperative Health and its focus to managing health risks

Jan 26 2010

PR Newswire

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Hylant Group, one of the largest privately owned insurance brokerage firms in the nation, and the W Group, a privately owned firm offering employee benefit services, have merged

Jan 26 2010

PR Newswire

By Kevin Roche Headlines No Comments

Emdeon Inc. announced the acquisition of FutureVision Technologies, a premier provider of outsourced services specializing in electronic data conversion and information management solutions

Jan 25 2010

Business Wire

By Kevin Roche Headlines No Comments

BioScrip, Inc. today announced it has signed a definitive agreement to acquire Critical Homecare Solutions (“CHS”), a leading provider of home infusion and home health agency services

Jan 25 2010

Government Health IT

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Federal health IT policymakers said yesterday they crafted a set of more flexible standards for electronic health records systems

Jan 25 2010

ModernHealthcare.com

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Academy of Family Physicians announced that it “supports the goals” behind the proposed regulations, but said the regulations impose hurdles that will challenge small- and mid-sized practices

Jan 25 2010

New York Times

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A major hospital chain and one of the nation’s largest insurance companies are locked in a struggle over control of treatment and costs that could have broad ramifications for millions

Jan 25 2010

Bloomberg

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Australian Prime Minister Kevin Rudd said the nation’s states are being overwhelmed by rising health costs, the Sydney Morning Herald reported.

Jan 25 2010

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The White House zeroed in on several elements it hoped would survive, including extending life of Medicare, lower prescription drug costs and cap consumers’ out-of-pocket

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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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