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Sep 17 2010

Washington Post

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Federal health experts rejected a highly anticipated weight loss pill Thursday that was thought to offer a safer way to shed pounds than older medications linked to dangerous side effects

Sep 17 2010

Fiscal Times

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Generic medications saved the government and Medicare prescription drug plan beneficiaries about $33 billion in 2007, according to a Congressional Budget Office report

Sep 17 2010

HealthLeaders Media

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A health insurance premium tax credit that is part of the ACA could assist more than 28.6 million Americans in purchasing  healthcare coverage—the value of the tax credits is expected to be about $110.1 billion during the first year.

Sep 17 2010

Bloomberg

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Defending the legality of the national health-care overhaul against an onslaught of angry naysayers.

Sep 17 2010

nextgov.com

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Rural hospitals struggling to install electronic health records received a shot in the arm this month — an infusion of $19.8 million in federal funding from the Health and Human Services Department.

Sep 17 2010

Wall Street Journal

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The Census Department headline finding is that the proportion of people without health insurance in the U.S. rose to 16.7% last year from 15.4% in 2008.

Sep 17 2010

Wall Street Journal

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Earlier this week WSJ profiled several new venture capital firms that have popped up since the start of 2009 in the face of a shrinking industry – here are six more new firms looking to make a mark

Sep 17 2010

HealthLeaders Media

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While improving care delivered by primary care clinicians holds promise for a patient’s wellbeing, the “value of primary care can be eroded by episodic delivery that is uncoordinated with specialists and hospitals,” the study says

Sep 17 2010

The Hill

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The federal district judge overseeing a multi-state challenge to the healthcare reform law has unveiled a detailed schedule for the suit’s next steps.

Sep 16 2010

HealthLeaders Media

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Hospitals Caught Between a Rock and A Hard Place Over ’Observation’

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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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