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Mar 15 2012

Wall Street Journal

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Why America’s Doctors Are Struggling to Make Ends Meet

Mar 15 2012

Wall Street Journal

By Kevin Roche Headlines No Comments

Robots have already staked out a place in the health-care world—from surgical droids that can suture a wound better than the human hand to “nanobots” that can swim in the bloodstream.

Mar 15 2012

eHealthNews.eu

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IBM’s Biomedical Analytics Platform Helps Doctors Personalize Treatment

Mar 15 2012

NationalJournal.com

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Health care reform may be coming to the whole country, but our health care system is still very local.

Mar 14 2012

Reuters

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Insight: Behind the healthcare-law case: The challengers’ tale

Mar 14 2012

Bloomberg

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UnitedHealth Expands in Middle East With Al Sagr Insurance

Mar 14 2012

HealthLeaders Media

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The number of hospital beds needed is falling.  In 2009, the average number of hospital beds was 2.6 per 1,000 people. In 1999 the national average was 3.0—a 13.3% drop. Length of stay stats are dropping, too.

Mar 14 2012

Bloomberg

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U.S. Budget Deficit Revised Upward to $1.2 Trillion for 2012

Mar 14 2012

Politico

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GOP links IPAB repeal and malpractice reform

Mar 13 2012

Washington Post

By Kevin Roche Headlines No Comments

Is the health care law already running a deficit?

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