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Sep 07 2011

Kaiser Health News

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Publicly, consumer and patient advocates continue to cheer wildly for last year’s health care law.  Behind the scenes, however, some worry that they are losing a few key battles to the insurance and business communities.

Sep 07 2011

Wall Street Journal

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Walgreen Says Express Scripts Talks Remain At ‘Impasse’

Sep 07 2011

Kaiser Health News

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What happens if the health law’s individual mandate — the provision that requires almost all Americans to obtain health insurance or face a penalty — is overturned by the Supreme Court?

Sep 07 2011

PR Newswire

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vRad Acquires Diagnostic Imaging Inc. and Merges On-Site Radiology Practice into Growing National Network

Sep 07 2011

HealthLeaders Media

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A study published in the New England Journal of Medicine is among the first to put hard numbers on the benefits of electronic health records.

Sep 07 2011

Washington Post

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Health care industry has contributed generously to the 12 lawmakers on new debt commission

Sep 06 2011

HealthLeaders Media

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The researchers tracked quality measures and outcomes for more than 27,000 Cleveland-area adults with diabetes and found that those who were treated at physician practices using EHRs enjoyed substantially better outcomes than those who were treated by doctors relying on paper records.

Sep 06 2011

Wall Street Journal

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New Health Care Fund Focuses On Reform Efforts

Sep 06 2011

New York Times

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“Epidermal electronics” — a term coined by researchers who have produced prototype devices at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign — may enable constant medical monitoring anywhere.

Sep 02 2011

msnbc.com

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Amerigroup Corporation is working with hundreds of physicians in six states on a patient-centered medical home pilot program that is helping doctors improve access and quality of care for their patients.

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Kevin RocheThe Healthy Skeptic is a website about the health care system, and is written by Kevin Roche, who has many years of experience working in the health industry. Mr. Roche is available to assist health care companies through consulting arrangements through Roche Consulting, LLC and may be reached at khroche@healthy-skeptic.com.

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