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Mar 13 2010

2010 Potpourri IX

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One more sampling of health care news, covering provider reaction to the EHR meaningful use rule, telemedicine, people's perceptions of their health status and insurance coverage and hospital costs and…

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Mar 12 2010

Wall Street Journal

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A growing focus on managing diseases more effectively to control long-term health care costs has boosted the prospects for diabetes-treatment companies

Mar 12 2010

Towers Watson

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Towers Watson: Most big employers may charge more to cover spouses, tighten eligibility standards for their health plans and dispense financial rewards or penalties based on the results of certain lab tests

Mar 12 2010

New York Times

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Recent reports and guideline changes suggest some medical tests should be delayed, avoided, or done less often

Mar 12 2010

Washington Post

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A spate of recent reports suggest that too many Americans – maybe even President Barack Obama – are being overtreated

Mar 12 2010

New York Times

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Deploying undercover agents that pose as patients may be one approach to this problem – an alternative approach should be statistical research

Mar 12 2010

New York Times

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House Democrats were meeting again Friday to discuss the still-evolving plan and for leaders to try to soothe lawmakers worried about the price they might pay in November

Mar 12 2010

New York Times

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Democratic leaders struck a tentative agreement that would bundle overhaul of federal student loan programs with the Democratic health care legislation

Mar 12 2010

Bloomberg

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The Senate parliamentarian told Republicans that a reconciliation bill has to “make changes in law”

Mar 12 2010

Bloomberg

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A leading childhood obesity researcher says U.S. regulators should approve a procedure on children’s stomachs to help limit food intake

Mar 11 2010

KHN

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Insurance will be offered in Oregon in the most far-reaching and potentially controversial step in an effort by employers nationally to rein in medical spending by redesigning health benefits

Mar 11 2010

mobihealthnews

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Some 35,000 patients in Buffalo, NY with BlueCross BlueShield of Western New York plans will soon have 24 hour access to their physicians via web cams, phone or secure text messages

Mar 11 2010

Wall Street Journal

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This week The Wall Street Journal and VentureSource ranked the top 50 U.S. venture-backed companies with the most potential to become “the next big thing.” You can check out the list from this article

Mar 11 2010

Bloomberg

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Medco Health is encouraging doctors to use genetic tests to determine whether drugs will work for particular patients — saving money and reducing harm caused when prescriptions are wrong

Mar 11 2010

Wall Street Journal

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HHS Secretary Sebelius warned health insurers that opposing the administration’s health-care agenda and letting premium increases continue would hurt the health industry

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