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Feb 07 2011

PR Newswire

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Beckman Coulter and Danaher have entered into a definitive merger agreement under which Danaher will acquire all of Beckman Coulter

Feb 07 2011

New York Times

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Doing the Judicial Math on Health Care  – Put away your copy of the Constitution. Take out your calculator. It’s time for some judicial arithmetic.

Feb 07 2011

LA Times

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The Obama administration is intensifying a drive to help state leaders find ways to wring savings from their Medicaid programs.

Feb 07 2011

New York Times

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In a Graying Population, Business Opportunity

Feb 07 2011

Wall Street Journal

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Employers are trying a new tactic to prod their workers to live healthier lives and reduce medical costs: more creative and often lucrative incentives.

Feb 07 2011

NPR.org

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The biggest fear is that without mandatory health insurance there will be no incentive for people to buy health insurance until after they’re sick, and then the system won’t work – some take issue with this

Feb 04 2011

Bloomberg

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Americans grew fatter at a faster pace than residents of any other wealthy nation since 1980, during a period when obesity worldwide nearly doubled, researchers found.

Feb 04 2011

HealthLeaders Media

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Health Insurer Competition Absent, AMA Says

Feb 04 2011

Wall Street Journal

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House Republicans are debating whether to propose new limits on the growth of Medicare and other entitlement programs, weighing a gamble that voters are more concerned about trimming the federal deficit than holding on to promised benefits.

Feb 04 2011

HealthLeaders Media

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National Coordinator for Health Information Technology David Blumenthal, MD, who helped craft regulations to speed healthcare providers’ adoption of electronic record systems, and execute a $27 billion incentive program, is stepping down

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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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