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Dec 17 2010

Wall Street Journal

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If you’re a Medicare beneficiary, a new study finds the odds of either ending up dead or back in the hospital within a year are 62%.

Dec 17 2010

AP News

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The administrations crackdown on health care fraud is paying dividends, recovering more than $4 billion in Massachusetts alone during the past two years.

Dec 16 2010

The Hill

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Federal regulators have adopted at least 18 new rules since passage of the healthcare reform law eight and a half months ago, according to the Congressional Research Service

Dec 16 2010

HealthLeaders Media

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The AMA is urging health insurers to automate and streamline the current cumbersome preauthorization process so physicians can manage patient care more efficiently

Dec 16 2010

HealthLeaders Media

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“The growth is not in inpatient. If you don’t have strong outpatient facilities, you don’t have much hope.”

Dec 16 2010

Wall Street Journal

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Private Equity Investment In Health Care To Increase Next Year, Study Says

Dec 15 2010

Bloomberg

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Insurance companies could tap into a potential $40 billion market globally by tailoring products for lower-income earners in emerging markets who cannot afford traditional insurance

Dec 15 2010

Miami Herald

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“Medicaid’s killing all of our state budgets,” Gov.-elect Rick Scott told a conservative blog during a Republican Party of Florida meeting this weekend.

Dec 15 2010

HealthLeaders Media

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The HIPAA privacy and security rule enforcer plans to release final rules regarding the HITECH and HIPAA next year.

Dec 15 2010

PR News

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Everyday Health, Inc., a leading provider of online health solutions, announced today that it has acquired MedPage Today, LLC, a news organization serving healthcare professionals.

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