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Jul 18 2012

Health Leaders Media

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States that sit on the sidelines waiting for the results of the November election before they commit to healthcare reform and health insurance exchanges will face a “herculean effort” to establish their exchanges

Jul 18 2012

US News

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A new study finds that so-called “safety-net” hospitals that serve the poor do a worse job overall than other hospitals, a potentially big problem as health care reform boosts the number of people who have insurance and more choice about where they can go for care.

Jul 18 2012

Politico

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The CMS dual eligible demonstration program enrollment has far exceeded CMS’s early expectations, and provider and advocacy groups warn the size of what was meant to be a pilot program has effectively turned it into the equivalent of a waiver.

Jul 18 2012

HealthLeaders Media

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On nearly every measure of the Hospital Consumer Assessment of Health Plans Survey patient experience questionnaire, 769 hospitals that treat the largest share of low-income patients scored 5.6 percentage points lower than their 2,327 non-safety net counterpart

Jul 18 2012

PR Newswire

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Science Applications International Corporation today announced it has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire maxIT Healthcare Holdings, Inc., a leading healthcare IT (Information Technology) consulting firm based in Westfield, Ind.

Jul 17 2012

NPR.org

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When Does An App Need FDA’s Blessing?

Jul 17 2012

Washington Post

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CBO says military health-care costs could soar

Jul 17 2012

Yahoo Finance

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Life Technologies Corporation today announced the acquisition of Navigenics, Inc.  – Expands Life Technologies’ Capabilities in Diagnostics

Jul 17 2012

Medpagetoday

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Among obese veterans, bariatric surgery — predominantly gastric bypass — was not associated with lower healthcare expenditures in the 3 years after the operation, researchers found.

Jul 17 2012

Wall Street Journal

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Opponents of the health-care overhaul are seizing on how tax credits to buy insurance are distributed as a new front in their fight against the law.

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