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Aug 12 2011

LA Times

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Thin electronic patches on skin could monitor hearts comfortably

Aug 12 2011

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How Debt Ceiling Shenanigans Could Damage Healthcare

Aug 12 2011

Reuters

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An appeals court dealt a blow to President Barack Obama’s healthcare law on Friday, leaving a mark on constitutional law, the healthcare industry, U.S. politics and U.S. states.

Aug 11 2011

HealthLeaders Media

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According to a report from the National eHealth Collaborative, “HIEs serving rural markets seem to have a natural advantage over urban HIEs

Aug 11 2011

Reuters

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Kansas returns health insurance exchange grant

Aug 11 2011

HealthLeaders Media

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Growth in Antidepressant Prescriptions a $10B Paradox

Aug 11 2011

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How patients answer 17 questions posed in Medicare’s HCAHPS survey determines 30% of each hospital’s score and a chance to receive a share of $850 million that will be deducted from Medicare’s payments to 3,500 hospitals in FY 2013.

Aug 11 2011

Kaiser Health News

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Walgreens May Sell Health Insurance

Aug 11 2011

PR Newswire

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Aprima and Health Care Strategies Join Forces to Improve the Financial Health of Physicians

Aug 11 2011

HealthLeaders Media

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Six primary care physicians from Georgia have filed a lawsuit against the federal government, claiming that a committee of volunteer physician-advisors that recommends reimbursement rates for Medicare procedures and services is secretive and skewed toward medical specialists.

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