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Jun 28 2012

PR Newswire

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Aperture Health, Inc. announced today that Doctors on Call, which was selected by CMS as one of only 16 private medical practices nationwide to participate in the Independence At Home Demonstration program (“IAHDP”), is likely to become the driving force behind revenue generation for the company post merger.
Jun 27 2012

Fiscal Times

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The U.S. Preventive Services Task Force is at it again. This time, the government-appointed panel is on fat patrol. Its review of the medical literature found that diet and exercise combined with group counseling beat popping a pill when it comes to controlling weight.

Jun 27 2012

Wall Street Journal

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Wal-Mart, which hosts 149 U.S. health-care clinics that offer simple services, such as vaccinations and testing for strep throat, has closed 33 clinics this year and is becoming more selective about the doctors and hospital chains it allows to set up shop on its premises

Jun 27 2012

Kaiser Health News

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FDA Seeks To Tame Exploding Medical App Market

Jun 27 2012

Politico

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A top Senate Democrat says his party has been doing some contingency planning in case the Supreme Court spikes some or all of the health reform law on Thursday — even though they’ve insisted that the law will be upheld.

Jun 27 2012

Wall Street Journal

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Crowdfunding—the new, hip way to raise money for early-stage technologies and interesting projects—has found a happy home in the world of high-tech.  But can the same model work for the much stodgier health-care industry?

Jun 27 2012

Washington Post

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US regulators approve first new prescription weight-loss drug in more than a decade

Jun 27 2012

MedPageToday

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The Senate voted 92-4 to pass a compromise bill to reauthorize FDA user-fee programs

Jun 27 2012

Kaiser Health News

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New Rules Will Ban ER Debt Collections At Charitable Hospitals

Jun 26 2012

InformationWeek

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Happtique, a mobile health application store aimed primarily at healthcare providers, plans to launch an mRx program that will give hospitals and physicians a mechanism for prescribing mHealth apps to patients.

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