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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.

Jun 26 2012

Wall Street Journal

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With primary-care doctors in short supply and often too busy to review medications, pharmacists are taking a more active role on the health-care team, going further than merely dispensing pills and sending out automated refill reminders

Jun 26 2012

Bloomberg

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Taking prescription painkillers without a medical need increased 75 percent from 2002 to 2010, and most users were men, according to the first study to look at who is likely to abuse the drugs and how often it occurs.

Jun 26 2012

US News

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E-Records Linked to Fewer Malpractice Claims – Harvard study shows dramatic dip after paper files are replaced, but exact connection isn’t clear

Jun 26 2012

Politico

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If you thought Monday’s immigration decision was confusing, wait until the Supreme Court weighs in on health care Thursday. Court-watchers expect a flurry of opinions, dissents and concurring judgments — a confusing outcome for a complex law.