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Feb 10 2010

2009 Health Spending and Future Projections

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The Office of Actuary at CMS provides its estimate of 2009 health spending and projections for future years. Partly due to the recession, health spending grew rapidly as a per…

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Feb 09 2010

BusinessWire

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CIGNA expanding onsite capabilities through acquisition of Kronos Optimal, specializing in lifestyle management programs, coaching, biometric screenings and health education

Feb 09 2010

S3 Group

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Texas Instruments Incorporated and S3 Group announced the availability of the first Continua Certified™ USB-enabled platform for building agent health care devices

Feb 09 2010

New York Times

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At the University of Miami’s 240-bed tent hospital in Port-au-Prince, Haiti, volunteer should soon be able to consult via satellite with specialists in Miami and other medical centers

Feb 09 2010

Washington Post

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A bipartisan group of congressional members outlined a number of allegations against CVS Caremark – the group urged the FTC to investigate the company

Feb 09 2010

Wall Street Journal

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Now, AstraZeneca’s statin Crestor has crossed a new threshold: It’s the cholesterol drug for people who don’t have high cholesterol.

Feb 09 2010

Wall Street Journal

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UnitedHealthcare is sending doctors individualized reports assessing their treatment of cancer patients – its goal is to alert doctors how treatments might vary from medical protocol

Feb 09 2010

New York Times

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HHS Secretary demanded specifics in a sternly-worded letter Monday, saying the insurer has ”a responsibility to provide a detailed justification for these rate increases.”

Feb 09 2010

Wall Street Journal

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Patients can and often do leave doctors they don’t see eye to eye with, find inconvenient or can’t afford. But doctors must follow strict ethical rules when they want to dismiss a patient.

Feb 09 2010

Wall Street Journal

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Spending by private insurers tends to be higher when the hospital market is less competitive, a new study finds.

Feb 09 2010

Wall Street Journal

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One way to avoid the emergency room: Don’t go near a hospital. At least that has been the approach of some investors with Congress looking unlikely to pass a health-care bill

Feb 09 2010

New York Times

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If the health care legislation cannot be revived the nation’s hospitals incur billions each year in medical bills that go unpaid by patients with little or no insurance

Feb 09 2010

Washington Post

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Leading House Republicans raised the prospect Monday night that they may decline to participate in President Obama’s proposed health-care summit

Feb 09 2010

New York Times

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Republicans take President up on his invitation to hash out their differences over health care – on display Feb. 25, when lawmakers from both parties go to Blair House

Feb 09 2010

What If There Is No Major Health Reform?

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Right now the prospects for passage of comprehensive health reform appear dim. If nothing is passed, what are the implications for various participants in the health system? Is it more…

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