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Nov 16 2011

Bloomberg

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Patients with clogged leg arteries are better off exercising with the help of a therapist than having a doctor place a stent in their legs to improve blood flow, a study found.

Nov 16 2011

New York Times

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As Barack Obama battled Hillary Rodham Clinton over health care during the Democratic presidential primaries of 2008, he was adamant about one thing: Americans, he insisted, should not be required to buy health insurance.

Nov 16 2011

HealthLeaders Media

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A consumer advocacy group is calling for full and unfettered public access to the National Practitioner Data Base to help patients identify problem doctors in their states.

Nov 16 2011

Reuters

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Uninsured Americans tend to be discharged from the hospital somewhat sooner than those with health coverage, regardless of the medical condition itself, a new study finds.

Nov 16 2011

Wall Street Journal

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Landlords to nursing homes are being sent to the sick house by investors who fear that deep cuts in Medicare spending will siphon off rent payments.

Nov 16 2011

Wall Street Journal

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ObamaCare authorizes premium assistance in state-run exchanges but not federal ones. In other words, states that refuse to create an exchange can block much of ObamaCare’s spending and practically force Congress to reopen the law for revisions.

Nov 16 2011

Washington Post

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The latest figures from the National Venture Capital Association indicate that Silicon Valley venture capitalists are migrating out of healthcare and medical IT investments to focus on Internet-related deals

Nov 16 2011

Bloomberg

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A former Vitas Healthcare Corp. manager has accused the hospice chain of defrauding the federal government by conspiring with health insurers to enroll Medicare patients who weren’t dying.

Nov 16 2011

Wall Street Journal

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Deficit-reduction proposals to change the structure of Medicare would increase costs for most current beneficiaries, a new study has found.

Nov 16 2011

HealthLeaders Media

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An online personal wellness game created by Hartford, CT-based health insurer Aetna in partnership with Seattle-based social media company Mindbloom is engaging and engaging patients.