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Jun 04 2010

Bloomberg

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New Jersey and 20 other states are urging early retirements, cutting benefits and demanding employees contribute more in the face of what the Pew Center on the States says is a $1 trillion gap

Jun 04 2010

Healthcare IT News

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A recent study finds that remote online visits with dermatologists achieved equivalent clinical outcomes for acne patients.

Jun 04 2010

Modern Healthcare

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State financing for Medicaid declined an estimated 2.7% in fiscal 2010 as federal spending for the safety net insurer increased 17.2%

Jun 04 2010

Heart Failure Hospitalizations

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Research reported in JAMA suggests that while lengths of stay and in-hospital deaths for heart failure patients covered by Medicare have fallen, readmissions and out-of-hospital deaths are up. While the…

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Jun 03 2010

iSOFT

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Scientists at MIT have developed a new type of glucose monitor that is potentially more accurate than the current test: a tattoo made from glucose-detecting nanoparticles injected under the skin.

Jun 03 2010

CBO

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CBO Presentation: In CBO’s judgment, the health legislation enacted earlier this year does not substantially diminish that pressure.

Jun 03 2010

New York Times

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The debate about the Dartmouth work is important because a growing number of health policy researchers are finding that overhauling the nation’s health care system will be far harder and more painful than the Dartmouth work has long suggested.

Jun 03 2010

Wall Street Journal

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Another Medicare Payment Deadline Blown: Prepare for AMA Ads

Jun 03 2010

Washington Post

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The health-care overhaul may have slipped from the headlines but the gargantuan chore of putting the statute’s more than 2,000 pages of provisions into practice is keeping Washington’s policymakers and bureaucrats busier than ever.

Jun 03 2010

Wall Street Journal

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White House Senior Adviser David Axelrod argued earlier this year that health-care reform would become more popular after it passed, boosting Democrats in the midterm elections

Jun 03 2010

The Hill

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The White House on Wednesday rushed to defend the healthcare reform law after conservatives seized on Congressional Budget Office comments warning about unsustainable health spending

Jun 03 2010

Boston Globe

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The state’s two largest health insurers again are seeking double-digit increases in the rates charged to small businesses and individuals

Jun 03 2010

Virtual Physician Visits

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One emerging trend in health care is a patient's ability to interact electronically with physicians, including by video-conference, from a variety of locations. A study suggests that both physicians and…

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Jun 02 2010

BusinessWire

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One Call Medical, the nation’s leading provider of diagnostic test scheduling for Worker’s Compensation payers, today announced its acquisition of STOPS, a national leader in high quality transportation and interpretation services

Jun 02 2010

eHealthNews.eu

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A research project that shows heart failure patients who used an interactive telehealth system with motivational support tools at home spent less time in hospital and felt their quality of life had significantly improved

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