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Jan 13 2011

HealthLeaders Media

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Promoting emergency department services was one of the hot trends of 2010 and that’s likely to continue in 2011 as hospitals and their partners continue to create new services that improve access to care and patient satisfaction.

Jan 13 2011

Wall Street Journal

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Consumers who get their DNA tested for health risks take the results in stride, says the first major study of how people react to commercial genetic testing.

Jan 13 2011

govhealthit.com

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In the first four days since its launch, about 4,000 healthcare providers initiated registration for the electronic health record incentive program,

Jan 13 2011

Wall Street Journal

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A study published online by the Journal of the National Cancer Institute estimates that medical spending on cancer hit about $125 billion last year and will jump 27% to $158 billion in 2020

Jan 13 2011

Politico

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The CBO estimates 32 million Americans will gain health insurance by 2019 if the law stands. For health insurers, that represents a potential boon for both their individual market business as well as in the Medicaid market

Jan 13 2011

stateline.org

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As a new power dynamic takes hold in Washington, one thing is clear for cash-strapped states: Whether they think of federal aid money as an essential economic boost or a wasteful bailout, the help is over.

Jan 13 2011

PR Newswire

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Rockbridge Growth Equity has led the acquisition of Connect America whose products provide consumers the ability to immediately request medical assistance from anywhere in their home with just the press of a button.

Jan 13 2011

HealthLeaders Media

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It’s estimated that nearly $210 billion annually is spent to process healthcare claims. Moreover, approximately one in five medical claims is processed inaccurately, according to the American Medical Association

Jan 13 2011

2009 Health Spending

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The initial report on 2009 national health expenditures is profiled in Health Affairs. The recession had a notable impact in slowing utilization and overall spending, particularly for consumers paying out-of-pocket,…

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Jan 12 2011

Kaiser Health News

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Even as states grappled with crippling budget deficits and the political fallout of the deeply divisive health care overhaul, they maintained high rates of coverage for children in low-income families

Jan 12 2011

Kaiser Health News

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The CBO Is Telling Us Something. Is Anybody Listening?

Jan 12 2011

Wall Street Journal

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Gov. Andrew Cuomo says he wants to redesign and shrink the state’s Medicaid program by copying a cost-cutting model used in Wisconsin. A review of Wisconsin’s efforts to contain Medicaid spending, however, shows little evidence of savings.

Jan 12 2011

Las Vegas Review

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Business boosters are increasingly pushing medical tourism as a remedy for Las Vegas’ economic ailments,

Jan 12 2011

HealthLeaders Media

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Hospitals with multi-bed intensive care units are well advised to convert to single bed private rooms with their own sinks – a study that found such a transition resulted in a 54% decline in rates for three types of hospital-acquired bacterial infections.

Jan 12 2011

Wall Street Journal

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Those reading the tea leaves on how the Supreme Court will judge the health-care overhaul may want to examine a dissent filed by two conservative justices this morning in a case involving the Constitution’s Commerce Clause.