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Feb 03 2010

Wall Street Journal

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House Democrats plan to revive a sliver of the legislation as soon as next week that would repeal an antitrust exemption for insurance companies

Feb 03 2010

Workers’ Compensation and Medicare

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Many states have created workers' compensation fee schedules based on Medicare reimbursement for physicians. Doing so can create traps if the frequent changes in the Medicare payment mechanisms are not…

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Feb 02 2010

mobihealthnews

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Wireless remote monitoring for patients with heart conditions is fast becoming a crowded space for wireless health companies

Feb 02 2010

The MetLife Study

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MetLife Study: New Insights and Innovations for Reducing Health Care Costs for Employers

Feb 02 2010

Reuters

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Medco Health Solutions Inc acquired privately held genetic testing services company DNA Direct in a move that will expand Medco’s involvement in personalized medicine

Feb 02 2010

EmployeeBenefit News

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Employers are in love with their wellness programs, spending nearly 2% of their health claim dollars on the programs but fail to measure their return on investment

Feb 02 2010

Health Affairs

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Despite the disparities among nations, all clearly face common challenges in expanding access to health and health care among disenfranchised peoples everywhere

Feb 02 2010

Wall Street Journal

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Companies’ efforts to reduce health-care costs by nudging employees into wellness programs are clashing with a federal law designed to prevent discrimination based on genetics

Feb 02 2010

Wall Street Journal

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For the 18 million people with obstructive sleep apnea, the remedy is far from perfect: bulky and expensive masks that some compare to sleeping in scuba gear

Feb 02 2010

Wall Street Journal

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More than four fifths of managers working in private equity expect a wave of closures or mergers within the industry because the poor fundraising environment

Feb 02 2010

Washington Post

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Virginia’s Democratic-controlled state Senate passed measures Monday that would make it illegal to require individuals to purchase health insurance

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Feb 02 2010

Washington Post

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The $915 billion health spending plan for 2011 would hire more fraud detectives to root out waste and outright thievery in Medicare and Medicaid

Feb 02 2010

Wall Street Journal

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The Obama administration still foresees a major health-care overhaul in its 2011 budget, estimating that the cost of the legislation will reach $743 billion over 10 years.

Feb 02 2010

Wall Street Journal

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President Barack Obama’s federal budget proposal assumes that the embattled health bill will pass – but contains some back-up plans if it doesn’t

Feb 02 2010

New York Times

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The budget request for the DHHS was $81.3 billion, up from $79.6 billion a year ago. And the NIH saw its budget request rise by $1 billion, to $32 billion

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