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Aug 02 2010

Bloomberg

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Germany, Greece and Spain have cut or plan to reduce their health spending after European Union policy makers agreed to an almost $1 trillion rescue fund in May to prevent the fiscal collapse in Greece from spreading

Aug 02 2010

Bloomberg

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Obamacare Only Gets Worse Upon Further Review: Commentary by Kevin Hassett

Aug 02 2010

Congressman Kevin Brady

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Four months after U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi famously declared “We have to pass the bill so you can find out what’s in it,”a congressional panel has released the first chart illustrating the 2,801 page health care law

Aug 02 2010

HealthLeaders Media

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How much does an overnight stay in the ICU cost? $750? $6,000? Haven’t got a clue? Many hospitalists don’t know either.

Aug 02 2010

HealthLeaders Media

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Hospitals are still waiting for word from new CMS chief Donald Berwick on whether they will get relief from the proposed 2.9% reimbursement cut from Medicare, known as the “coding offset”

Aug 02 2010

Wall Street Journal

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Ms. Sebelius is trying to appease cash-strapped governors who will have big sway over the success of the health overhaul passed in March.

Aug 02 2010

AP News

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Tucked into the new health care law is a requirement that could become a paperwork nightmare for nearly 40 million businesses.

Aug 02 2010

Kaiser Health News

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Ehealth Inc. has been named to help operate the new federal health website, making it one of the first private companies to get a major contract from the federal government under the nation’s new health law

Jul 31 2010

2010 Potpourri XXVII

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A lot of great items in this week's potpourri, covering the acquisition of HealthGrades, what encourages men to get screenings, potential cheating on pay-for-performance schemes, the problems of a multi-payer…

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Jul 30 2010

Commonwealth Fund

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Commonwealth Fund: The Affordable Care Act is likely to stabilize and reverse women’s growing exposure to health care costs

Jul 30 2010

Kaiser Health News

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Elective abortions will be prohibited and people with pre-existing conditions will be able to get comprehensive benefits without paying any more than healthy people, under new federal regulations for high-risk health insurance pools

Jul 30 2010

Washington Post

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The law Congress adopted this spring to reshape the nation’s health-care system will be especially beneficial to women

Jul 30 2010

Reuters

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Researchers have developed an implantable sensor that measures blood sugar continuously and transmits the information without wires — a milestone, they said, in diabetes treatment

Jul 30 2010

HealthLeaders Media

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Americans spent nearly twice as much money on treatment for back pain, in 2007 compared with 1997, or $30.3 billion compared with $16 billion, according to a report from the federal Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality

Jul 30 2010

New York Times

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In a defeat for the powerful drug lobby, a Senate panel approved legislation to prohibit drug companies from paying generic drug makers to delay bringing less costly products to market.