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Jan 07 2010

Business Wire

By Kevin Roche Headlines No Comments

Univita Health, a rapidly growing company that is seeking to transform home delivery of healthcare services, today announced the acquisition of Atenda Healthcare Solutions

Jan 07 2010

Ethiopian Review

By Kevin Roche Headlines No Comments

Developer of an implantable medical device to address morbid obesity, has raised $22 million – ValenTX

Jan 07 2010

PR Newswire

By Kevin Roche Headlines No Comments

CVS Caremark today announced an agreement with Allscripts that will position both companies to help accelerate adoption of e-prescribing technology

Jan 07 2010

Business Wire

By Kevin Roche Headlines No Comments

Lawson Software announced that it has agreed to acquire Healthvision Solutions, Inc. (“Healthvision”), through the acquisition of privately held Quovadx Holdings, Inc.

Jan 06 2010

Bloomberg

By Kevin Roche Headlines No Comments

Medicare and Medicaid rose more than 8 percent in 2008, almost double the growth rate for all health-care purchases by governments, companies and consumers in the U.S.

Jan 06 2010

New York Times

By Kevin Roche Headlines No Comments

Experimental devices are designed to keep track of how many minutes they work out, how much food they consume and even whether they are at a fast-food joint

Jan 06 2010

Wall Street Journal

By Kevin Roche Headlines No Comments

Cisco Systems Inc. is king of the “oughts,” at least when it comes to acquisitions of venture-backed companies

Jan 06 2010

Washington Post

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A little-noticed provision is already prompting celebration from a small group of influential hospitals that stand to gain millions in Medicare dollars

Jan 06 2010

Washington Times

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Consumers face higher costs for over-the-counter medicines if Democrats keep provision to limit the use of tax-free health care spending accounts

Jan 06 2010

Washington Post

By Kevin Roche Headlines No Comments

Congressional Democrats and President Barack Obama began work in earnest Tuesday – Topping the list: How to help Americans pay for insurance premiums.

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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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