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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.

Jul 30 2010

Wall Street Journal

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The Medical Loss Ration debate is much more than a technical fight between bureaucrats and health plans. The implications for patients are enormous.

Jul 30 2010

National Institute for Health Care Reform

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National Institute for Health Care Reform: Employer Wellness Initiatives Grow, but Effectiveness Varies Widely

Jul 30 2010

Wall Street Journal

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Employers’ efforts to get their workers to shed unneeded pounds, quit smoking and otherwise improve their health are likely to fail unless wellness programs are planned and implemented correctly, a new research brief says.

Jul 30 2010

New York Times

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The Technology for Monitoring Elderly Relatives

Jul 30 2010

New York Times

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Technologies Help Adult Children Monitor Aging Parents

Jul 30 2010

TheHill

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A bipartisan group of senators on Thursday unveiled legislation designed to cut healthcare costs by offering legal services to patients in public health settings.

Jul 30 2010

Market Watch

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As companies put the final touches on their health care plans for 2011, more of them say they are planning to penalize workers who decline to participate in disease management or lifestyle behavior programs offered by an employer

Jul 30 2010

Medicare’s Physician Reimbursement Problem

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There has been no more gnarly health care problem for Congress than how to deal with physician reimbursement. At some point, as a Health Affairs article points out, it will…

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