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Jan 12 2010

New York Times

By Kevin Roche Headlines No Comments

US policy makers are studying Denmark’s health information technology use to see whether its successes can be replicated as part of the overhaul of the health system

Jan 12 2010

Washington Post

By Kevin Roche Headlines No Comments

Short of rationing, lawmakers have pulled nearly every available cost-control lever in the sweeping health care overhaul

http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2010/01/11/AR2010011102231.html
Jan 12 2010

mobihealthnews

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Novartis announced that would invest $24M as part of an exclusive worldwide agreement for the pharma company to license Proteus Biomedical’s sensing technology

Jan 12 2010

Wall Street Journal

By Kevin Roche Headlines No Comments

The agency that runs Medicare rung the latest cost alarm bell on Friday, and good luck finding any media mention.

Jan 12 2010

Wall Street Journal

By Kevin Roche Headlines No Comments

House and Senate negotiators are considering applying for the first time the Medicare payroll tax to investment income

Jan 12 2010

New York Times

By Kevin Roche Headlines No Comments

President Obama signaled that he was willing to amend the proposal to tax high-cost insurance to “make this work for working families,” a senior administration official said

Jan 12 2010

Washington Post

By Kevin Roche Headlines No Comments

The idea of an excise tax on “Cadillac” health-care plans sounds like magic.  But if you look at the actual workings of the plan, you come away far less impressed.

Jan 12 2010

Bloomberg

By Kevin Roche Headlines No Comments

Union leaders opposed to a Senate plan to tax the most expensive employer-provided health benefits said Democrats face losses in elections if they fail to support labor’s agenda

Jan 12 2010

MedCity News

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Bloom Health announced Wednesday that it has secured $5 million in financing from two Chicago-based firms, BlueCross BlueShield Venture Partners, LP, and Sandbox Industries

Jan 11 2010

Bloomberg

By Kevin Roche Headlines No Comments

The elderly will outnumber children for the first time in 2045, ratcheting demand on nursing homes and increasing the burden on working-age people to support retirees

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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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