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Apr 19 2010

Connecture

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Connecture, Inc. announced today that it has acquired Insurint in a bold step towards transforming health insurance distribution

Apr 17 2010

2010 Potpourri XIII

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More exotic gleamings from the world of health care, including self-directed care, telemedicine, point-of-care diagnostics, HCA, doctor-patient interactions and socio-economic factors in health outcomes.

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Apr 16 2010

New York Times

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The venture capital industry seems to need a bit longer to recover after last year, when Silicon Valley froze in response to the economic uncertainty

Apr 16 2010

Wall Street Journal

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The Internal Revenue Service won’t audit you to make sure you have purchased health insurance —but it may withhold your tax refund if you can’t demonstrate that you are insured

Apr 16 2010

LA Times

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In July, a special high-risk pool will offer coverage to uninsured people with pre-existing health conditions – some vulnerable patients are probably going to feel a little cheated

Apr 16 2010

USA Today

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It’s low-hanging fruit to rid our system of procedures and tests that we’re spending a lot of money on that are actually making people worse

Apr 16 2010

Reuters

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Software maker Oracle Corp is set to buy drug data management software company Phase Forward for about $685 million

Apr 16 2010

Washington Times

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Justice Stephen G. Breyer predicted Thursday that the Supreme Court will one day be forced to pass judgment on the constitutionality of President Obama’s just-passed health care overhaul plan.

Apr 16 2010

AP News

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Opposition to President Barack Obama’s health care law jumped after he signed it – a warning to Democrats

Apr 16 2010

Wall Street Journal

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Asked how the new law will affect the growth in medical costs, 24 economists said it will accelerate growth, seven said it will slow growth somewhat and 15 said it will have little-to-no effect.

Apr 16 2010

Bloomberg

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The power of studies – Liver dialysis machines designed to carry out the organ’s function until a transplant, failed to prolong lives in two studies that may alter the way cirrhosis is treated

Apr 16 2010

Wall Street Journal

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The National Cancer Institute’s Clinical Trials Cooperative Group Program — which coordinates and facilitates trials of new cancer treatments — is “at a breaking point”

Apr 16 2010

Wall Street Journal

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If the new federal law equalizing coverage for mental conditions with that for medical-surgical care works as hoped, there may no longer be a need for a public system

Apr 16 2010

Senate Commerce Committee

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Senate Commerce Committee: Most of the big publicly traded insurance companies spend less on medical care than the new health law will require of them

Apr 16 2010

Employee Benefit Trends

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MetLife publishes its annual Study of Employee Benefits Trends, revealing that employers are concerned with cost control and employee retention and workers value their benefits and are particularly concerned about…

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