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Jun 09 2011

Reuters

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WellPoint Inc plans to buy privately held Medicare specialist CareMore to expand its presence in the U.S. government program for the elderly.

Jun 09 2011

Wall Street Journal

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Health care-focused venture capitalists have long been telling anyone on Capitol Hill who will listen that problems at the Food and Drug Administration are stifling innovation and deal flow

Jun 09 2011

PR Newswire

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Concurrent Technologies Corporation’s For-Profit Affiliate Acquires Assets of Coremotive, a Healthcare Consulting Company

Jun 08 2011

Kaiser Health News

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Berwick: “I’ve Got The Back” Of Medicare Beneficiaries—The KHN Interview

Jun 08 2011

NPR.org

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Will health insurance agents and brokers face a fate similar to that of travel agents, whose role in travel planning has dwindled as people book their own trips online?

Jun 08 2011

Information Week

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Should Mobile Health Apps Be Regulated By FDA?

Jun 08 2011

Eon Businesswire

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Dowden Health Media Acquires Priority Integrated Marketing

Jun 08 2011

The Ecomonist

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Smart contact lenses exploit the unusual characteristics of the eye to diagnose disease, deliver drugs and more besides

Jun 08 2011

Wall Street Journal

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With looming cuts to Medicare payments for preventable readmissions,  hospitals are stepping up efforts to improve discharge planning and follow-up once patients go home

Jun 08 2011

New York Times

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New York State’s new Palliative Care Information Act states that when patients are found to have a terminal illness or condition, health care practitioners must offer to provide information and counseling about appropriate palliative care and end-of-life options.

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