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Mar 12 2010

Towers Watson

By Kevin Roche Research No Comments

Towers Watson:  Most big employers may charge more to cover spouses, tighten eligibility standards for their health plans and dispense financial rewards or penalties based on the results of certain lab tests

Mar 09 2010

EBRI

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EBRI:  The percentage of workers very confident about having enough money for a comfortable retirement has stabilized at 16 percent

Mar 01 2010

PewResearchCenter

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PewResearchCenter:   Understanding the participatory news consumer – How internet and cell phone users have turned news into a social experience

Feb 28 2010

Sermo and Athena Health

By Kevin Roche Research No Comments

Sermo and Athena Health:  2010 Physician Sentiment Index℠: Taking the Pulse of the Physician Community

Feb 25 2010

GAO

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GAO:  HIEs facilitate the sharing of electronic health information by providing the services and technology that allow providers  access to information about patients from other providers’ records

Feb 24 2010

JAMA

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JAMA:  Work hours for U.S. doctors dropped steadily for more than a decade, mirroring a decline in inflation-adjusted fees and worsening a nationwide physician shortage

Feb 23 2010

Towers Watson

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Towers Watson:  The still sluggish economy combined with continued above-inflation increases in health care costs is forcing employers to do even more to hold the line on costs

Feb 19 2010

HHS

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HHS:  Health, United States, 2009 is the 33rd report on the health status of the Nation and is submitted by the Secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services

Feb 18 2010

Urban Institute

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Urban Institute:  In 2040, half of adults age 65 and older will spend at least 19 percent of their incomes on health care, up from 10 percent in 2010

Feb 17 2010

JAMA

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JAMA:  Dynamics of Obesity and Chronic Health Conditions Among Children and Youth

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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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