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Feb 10 2012

HealthLeaders Media

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The final 2012 Medicare physician payment rule from CMS includes an adjusted fee schedule for the Geographic Practice Cost Index (GPCI) that some industry leaders say is a great deal more fair to many physicians.

Feb 10 2012

New York Times

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FDA Outlines Path for Lower-Priced Biotech Drugs

Feb 09 2012

Kaiser Health News

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HHS Unveils Requirements For Consumer Insurance Labels

Feb 09 2012

Bloomberg

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Consumers to Receive Health Coverage Explanation Under Adopted U.S. Rules

Feb 09 2012

HealthLeaders Media

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Payment Cuts to Critical Access Hospitals ‘Inevitable’

Feb 09 2012

HealthLeaders Media

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The Commonwealth Fund has announced an ambitious effort to track a fixed group of low- and moderate-income adults over the next two years to see how this population fares in terms of medical care and health insurance

Feb 09 2012

Wall Street Journal

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Fitness Industry Dream Team Gains Muscle Mass With Latest Venture

Feb 08 2012

Kaiser Health News

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Minnesota Plans For Exchange, Even Without New Law

Feb 08 2012

SeattleTimes

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State Medicaid program to stop paying for unneeded ER visits

Feb 08 2012

Business Reel

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Platinum Equity, the L.A.-based private equity firm, is buying medical imaging equipment seller and distributor DMS Health Technologies from its parent company, Otter Tail Corporation.

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