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Oct 11 2010

Kaiser Health News

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The Wall Street Journal took the Secretary of DHS to task for abusing the power of her office for political purposes. And they were absolutely right to do so.

Oct 11 2010

Grand Junction’s Low Health Spending

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There appears to be significant variation in per capita health spending around the United States. The low-cost areas could provide valuable lessons to the rest of the country and a…

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Oct 09 2010

2010 Potpourri XXXVII

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The regular weekend lineup of health care news, including doctors trying to limit nurse anesthetists' practices; text messaging for teenager dermatitis patients; Hewitt's cost projections for 2011; physicians and the…

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Oct 08 2010

Wall Street Journal

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Conveying how well a therapy works — and doing so in understandable terms — isn’t easy, but a group of physicians is trying to change that.

Oct 08 2010

HealthLeaders Media

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The “comparative effectiveness” of different treatments for the same medical condition to determine how much to pay for newly covered services – this could yield billions of dollars in savings without threatening patient choice

Oct 08 2010

insurancenews.net

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Health insurers will be allowed flexibility in implementing new medical loss ratio rules, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services announced.

Oct 08 2010

Bloomberg

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Gene testing companies such as 23andMe Inc. and DeCode Genetics Inc. should be regulated because consumers may make wrong medical decisions based on inaccurate or misinterpreted results, scientists said.

Oct 08 2010

nextgov.com

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Another barrier to large-scale adoption of health IT began crumbling in the past week when three dozen electronic health records and their component parts earned certification for meeting meaningful use standards.

Oct 08 2010

Bloomberg

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Health-Care Law Upheld as Constitutional by Judge in First Legal Victory

Oct 08 2010

Wall Street Journal

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Doctors aren’t exactly lining up to swap emails with their patients, as it turns out. According to a recent study, only 6.7% of the 4,200-plus office-based physicians who responded to a 2008 national survey “routinely” emailed patients about clinical matters.

Oct 08 2010

Watch Out for those HIT Systems

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Spurred by government funds and regulations, the medical world is rushing to implement electronic records and other functionality. The consequences may not always be great, as a recent study suggests.

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Oct 08 2010

Politico

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DHHS quietly changed the web version of a speech in which HHS Secretary Kathleen Sebelius described how the health care overhaul is going to affect Medicare Advantage plans

Oct 08 2010

The Hill

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Sen. John Cornyn (R-Texas) is urging egislation requiring the Obama administration to field public comments on all regulations related to the new healthcare reform law

Oct 07 2010

HealthLeaders Media

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ACO, MLR Specters Haunt Providers, Employers

Oct 07 2010

Washington Post

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A study published Wednesday says hospitals and the federal government could save tens of billions of dollars a year if they changed the way group purchasing organizations