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Jul 13 2010

Rhode Island Insurance Rates

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Struggling with the continuing rise in health insurance premiums, Rhode Island's Insurance Commissioner takes some creative steps to attempt to slow the rise of hospital costs, which are a major…

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Jul 12 2010

Market Watch

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Aon Corp., the world’s largest insurance broker, agreed to buy Hewitt Associates for $4.9 billion, a move intended to expand further into the human-resources consulting business and step up competition with main rival Marsh & McLennan Cos.

Jul 12 2010

Fierce Health

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Humana has made a move to expand its wellness capabilities and offer members targeted, lifestyle-specific assistance, acquiring Cincinnati-based Hummingbird Coaching Services

Jul 12 2010

Health Affairs

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Health Affairs: Improved Quality At Kaiser Permanente Through E-Mail Between Physicians And Patients

Jul 12 2010

AP News

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In February, 47 governors sent a letter in February to Congress requesting lawmakers give states more money for Medicaid, and NGA leadership again renewed that call last week

Jul 12 2010

New York Times

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Dieters, doctors and investors get their first extensive look at the first of a trio of new weight loss drugs this week

Jul 12 2010

HealthLeaders Media

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CMS has expanded the amount of information available on its Hospital Compare website to include 11 new outpatient measures, along with updated information related to 30 day mortality and readmissions rates

Jul 12 2010

New York Times

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Merck plans to lay off about 15 percent of its work force — about 15,000 people — over the next two years as part of a global merger restructuring

Jul 12 2010

TheHill.com

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Orszag’s successor as director of the White House Office of Management and Budget (OMB) is likely to write budgets that are much more austere than the ones crafted during the first two years of the administration

Jul 12 2010

Politico

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Months after delivering its crucial endorsement of the health care overhaul, the American Medical Association has found itself with fewer friends on Capitol Hill and more critics questioning its lobbying savvy

Jul 12 2010

Wall Street Journal

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A new study suggests that current guidelines for screening children for high cholesterol fail to capture many with elevated levels who might benefit from healthier diet and exercise habits or treatment with cholesterol-lowering medication

Jul 12 2010

Wall Street Journal

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White House adviser David Axelrod defended the recess appointment of Donald Berwick and sought to dispel concerns among some Republicans that Mr. Berwick favored a nationalized health-care system

Jul 12 2010

Fiscal Times

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A recent analysis by the North Carolina-based nonprofit RTI International found that gastric bypass and banding are cost-effective methods of reducing complications and death in obese people with diabetes

Jul 12 2010

Baltimore Sun

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The price for health care that hospitals pass on to insurers and patients will soar 4.4 percent this year under several rate increases approved by the Maryland Health Services Cost Review Commission.

Jul 12 2010

End-of-Life Care and Patients’ Preferences

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Medical care provided near the end of a patient's life accounts for a significant portion of total national health spending and is often inconsistent with patient wishes. New research evaluates…

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