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Jan 18 2010

Washington Post

By Kevin Roche Headlines No Comments

In a legislative debate filled with misconceptions, few rival the myth about Safeway, which has become the poster company for a provision that big employers and insurers covet

Jan 18 2010

Wall Street Journal

By Kevin Roche Headlines No Comments

With the Massachusetts Senate seat unexpectedly in play, Democrats are weighing scenarios for passing a health bill without their filibuster-proof majority

Jan 18 2010

Bloomberg

By Kevin Roche Headlines No Comments

President Obama made a last- minute appeal to Massachusetts voters to back Democrat Coakley, saying many of his priorities depend on a single vote in the U.S. Senate

Jan 16 2010

AMD

By Kevin Roche Headlines No Comments

A newly approved CMS Medicare package expands reimbursement coverage for telehealth originating sites beginning January 1, 2009

Jan 15 2010

Modern Healthcare

By Kevin Roche Headlines No Comments

MedPAC is recommending that Congress further adjust Medicare’s hospital inpatient payments to recover overpayments from recent documentation and coding changes

Jan 15 2010

Health Affairs

By Kevin Roche Headlines No Comments

Two articles published today by Health Affairs analyze the potential success of strategies to curtail medical spending in the U.S.

Jan 15 2010

PR Newswire

By Kevin Roche Headlines No Comments

The viability of reform depends on attracting lower-risk individuals. Strengthening the mandate would increase the likelihood that these individuals will purchase coverage

Jan 15 2010

PR Newswire

By Kevin Roche Headlines No Comments

Hospice urged MedPAC to adjust the community’s 2010 projected profit margins in order to more accurately reflect hospice’s unique, mandatory program costs

Jan 15 2010

Wall Street Journal

By Kevin Roche Headlines No Comments

Walgreen Co. warned it will withdraw about half of its pharmacies from the state of Washington’s Medicaid as the program continues to cut back on reimbursements

Jan 15 2010

Wall Street Journal

By Kevin Roche Headlines No Comments

Dems may add billions in fees for device makers and cut reimbursements or increase fees on drug makers by what agreed to previously

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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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