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Jan 27 2010

New York Times

By Kevin Roche Headlines No Comments

With no clear path forward on major health care legislation, Democratic leaders in Congress effectively slammed the brakes on President Obama’s top domestic priority on Tuesday

Jan 27 2010

Bloomberg

By Kevin Roche Headlines No Comments

Hoyer, the No. 2 Democrat in the U.S. House, cast doubt on the idea of passing a series of smaller measures as an alternative.  “It is difficult to take small pieces and attain the objectives you want to accomplish”

Jan 26 2010

Thomson Reuters

By Kevin Roche Headlines No Comments

Thomson Reuters has acquired ProfSoft, Inc., a healthcare technology company that provides health plans with analytic software and services to assess physician and hospital performance

Jan 26 2010

mobihealthnews

By Kevin Roche Headlines No Comments

According to one research company’s longitudinal surveys, about 42 percent of Americans owned smartphones in December 2009

Jan 26 2010

New York Times

By Kevin Roche Headlines No Comments

The hunt for the genetic roots of common diseases has hit a blank wall.  The genetic variants found so far account in most cases for a small fraction of the genetic risk of the major killers.

Jan 26 2010

Washington Times

By Kevin Roche Headlines No Comments

Seeking to avert the collapse of major health care legislation, the White House and Democratic leaders face a crucial decision about whether to use a procedural maneuver

Jan 26 2010

Washington Post

By Kevin Roche Headlines No Comments

Fears about President Barack Obama’s health care overhaul increased significantly in December, according to a new poll released as the legislation’s future hangs in doubt

Jan 26 2010

Wall Street Journal

By Kevin Roche Headlines No Comments

Can you be normal weight and fat at the same time?  The Mayo researchers, led by cardiologist Francisco Lopez-Jimenez, have coined a term for the phenomenon: normal weight obesity

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

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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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