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Apr 29 2010

Wall Street Journal

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First Congress said it was a regulation of commerce. Now it’s supposed to be a tax. Neither claim will survive Supreme Court scrutiny

Apr 29 2010

Wall Street Journal

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More Companies Disclose Effects of Health Overhaul

Apr 29 2010

Wall Street Journal

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States have until tomorrow to let Washington know if they plan to participate in one of the first government programs to be launched under ObamaCare—new high-risk pools for the uninsured.

Apr 29 2010

Senate Committee on Aging

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Video: The Committee will hold a hearing on April 22, 2010 at 2:00 pm in Dirksen 562. The title of the hearing is: “Aging in Place: The National Broadband Plan and Bringing Health Care Technology Home.”

Apr 29 2010

Healthcare IT News

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While opportunities abound for employing telehealth and home monitoring to improve care and provide greater access to care, barriers remain

Apr 29 2010

Hospital Value

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Milliman, Inc. is a very prominent and capable actuarial firm which does excellent research on health care issues. The firm released a report on high, and low, value hospital regions,…

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Apr 28 2010

GNT

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Management Health Solutions, a leading provider of supply chain management solutions to hospitals, announced today the completion of a $7.0 million Series B equity investment

Apr 28 2010

InformationWeek

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If the adoption of telemedicine at hospitals and other medical facilities is to take flight, service providers, technology vendors, and healthcare payers and providers must collaborate to build a cohesive strategy that involves a mature reimbursement model

Apr 28 2010

Mercer

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Mercer: Third of employers may be penalized for health coverage deemed “unaffordable”

Apr 28 2010

Wall Street Journal

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A report by Mercer finds that retailers may be in the not-so-sweet spot when it comes to complying with some of the new employer requirements

Apr 28 2010

New York Times

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Jeff Bezos, Michael Dell and Drew Carey invest in Qliance Medical Management, a Seattle firm that intends to deliver primary care to patients by excising insurance companies from the chain

Apr 28 2010

Bloomberg

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The number of $2,000 PET imaging tests done for elderly cancer patients rose by more than one- third each year from 1999 to 2006, driving up treatment costs

Apr 28 2010

Bloomberg

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Health plans can subtract taxes and include as costs “activities that improve health care quality” to meet mandates on how much they spend on medical care

Apr 28 2010

BusinessWire

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Healthline Networks, the leading provider of intelligent health information services, announced that it has raised $14 million in a third round of financing

Apr 28 2010

High Performance Health Systems

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The Commonwealth Fund, the Health Research & Educational Trust and the American Hospital Association issued an analysis of what contributes to a high performance hospital system in terms of patient…

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