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Jul 06 2011

MedPage Today

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The majority of percutaneous coronary interventions (PCIs) performed in the U.S. are done for the right reasons, but when the treatment can be either medicine or a stent, the choice is too often a stent, researchers found.

Jul 06 2011

PR Newswire

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DST Systems, Inc. Acquires Assets of IntelliSource Healthcare Solutions

Jul 06 2011

Washington Post

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In companies large and small, corporate fitness programs have survived mostly unscathed and have expanded in many cases.

Jul 06 2011

Star Tribune

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Medicare’s new annual wellness tests are designed to catch problems early. Some say they’re a waste of time.

Jul 06 2011

HealthLeaders Media

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A ruling by the Third Circuit Court of Appeals in Philadelphia will allow a portion of a kickback case against UnitedHealth Group Inc. and its subsidiary, AmeriChoice New Jersey, to proceed.

Jul 06 2011

New York Times

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Scientists are building sophisticated electronic and chemical sniffers that examine the puffs of exhaled air for telltale signs of cancer, tuberculosis, asthma and other maladies, as well as for radiation exposure.

Jul 06 2011

Washington Post

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Unless something unexpected happens, Don Berwick is racing to carry out one of the nation’s biggest health-care jobs with a timer ticking down the months.

Jul 06 2011

Reuters

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CareFusion announced an agreement to acquire Rowa, a Germany-based company specializing in robotic medication storage and retrieval systems for retail and hospital pharmacies

Jul 06 2011

The Insurance Nation

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A bill that would allow state officials to reject rate increases proposed by health insurers is under intense lobbying pressure – insurers, doctors and hospitals are trying to have the  bill weakened or killed, although for different reasons.

Jul 05 2011

KaiserHealth News

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Insurance brokers won a round in their battle over the future of sales commissions on Thursday when a key committee of state insurance regulators voted to endorse a controversial bill now before Congress.

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