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May 04 2011

McClatchyde.com

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depending on which report one reads, could see the nation short 91,500 physicians by 2020. That estimate is from a June 2010 report from the Association of American Medical Colleges.

May 03 2011

Marketwire

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According to Kalorama, of the 1,344 retail clinics open in 2010, 1084 were in drug stores, representing about 81% of the clinics.

May 03 2011

New York Times

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The research keeps mounting that a number of routine tests and procedures don’t make sense for those whose age and frailty mean they’re unlikely to live long enough to benefit.

May 03 2011

The Hill

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The agency that oversees Medicare issued new rules Monday that it said will make it easier for hospitals to use new technology when treating patients.

May 03 2011

money.msn.com

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Managed Health Care Associates, Inc., a leading health care service company focused on alternate site providers, is pleased to announce the acquisition of Tidewater Group Purchasing from Omnicare, Inc.

May 03 2011

Bloomberg

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Senate Panel Investigates Medtronic for Cancelled Contracts

May 03 2011

Washington Post

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Unable to decapitate last year’s Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, the GOP has decided instead to administer death by 1,000 cuts — with two more cuts coming this week.

May 03 2011

New York Times

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In a new effort to increase access to health care for poor people, the Obama administration is proposing a rule that would make it much more difficult for states to cut Medicaid payments to doctors and hospitals.

May 03 2011

HealthLeaders Media

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Many of the forces that are actually doing the work of pushing hospitals, health systems, and allied health providers, into ACOs is being done by commercial insurers.

May 02 2011

InformationWeek

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The ATA sent a letter to CMS Administrator Dr. Donald M. Berwick, asking him to use its statutory authority to waive five “formidable statutory restrictions for telehealth services under Medicare Parts A and B” in the final ACO rules.

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