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Nov 10 2010

HealthLeaders Media

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Cuts in Medicare reimbursements can significantly reduce unnecessary care, according to a study conducted by university researchers and published in the New England Journal of Medicine.

Nov 10 2010

New York Times

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Last month, federal officials granted dozens of one-year waivers that were aimed at sparing certain employers, including McDonald’s, insurers and unions who offer plans that sharply limit the coverage they provide.

Nov 10 2010

VentureBeat

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23andMe lands $22M from Google Ventures and others to expand personal genetics research

Nov 10 2010

Reuters

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Health costs fuel rise in bankruptcy among elderly

Nov 10 2010

HealthLeaders Media

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The U.S. healthcare system and healthcare consumers still haven’t embraced mHealth and don’t necessarily understand its potential benefits

Nov 10 2010

Reuters

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Nearly 59 million Americans went without health insurance coverage for at least part of 2010, many of them with conditions or diseases that needed treatment

Nov 10 2010

Reuters

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New cancer drugs are a top priority for most pharmaceutical companies these days, but the sector’s sales trajectory has flattened as key medicines lose patent protection and new breakthrough products prove scarce

Nov 10 2010

Star Tribune

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Republican victories in last week’s elections have raised hopes in the medical device industry that a planned $20 billion tax on its products might be open to discussion.

Nov 10 2010

Washington Post

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Republicans plan to use the investigative powers of Congress to go after President Barack Obama’s health care overhaul

Nov 10 2010

Wall Street Journal

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Prehypertension is emerging as a potential goldmine for drug companies

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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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