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Aug 24 2010

Bloomberg

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U.S. funding of embryonic stem cell research approved by the President was halted by a federal judge who ruled that the work violates a law passed to bar the destruction of human embryos

Aug 24 2010

LA Times

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The new analysis found that 37 counties in California had uninsured rates above the statewide average of 24.3%

Aug 24 2010

New York Times

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Legislators have begun to recognize the medical, humanitarian and economic value of helping terminally ill patients and their families navigate treatment options as they approach the end of life.

Aug 24 2010

Kaiser Health News

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If a patient participates in the trial, their health plan will stop covering all the other doctor visits, hospital stays, tests and treatment related to treatment

Aug 24 2010

Wall Street Journal

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Researchers are proposing traumatic brain injury be redefined, managed and reimbursed by insurers as a chronic disease to better monitor and, if possible, address those possible after-effects.

Aug 24 2010

Wall Street Journal

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The new studies, which appear in the latest issue of the American Journal of Hypertension, represent efforts to provide scientific guidance for doctors treating high blood pressure.

Aug 24 2010

Fiscal Times

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Last week’s disappointing news that another Alzheimer’s disease drug failed in late stage clinical trials raises an important question for policymakers: What’s Plan B?

Aug 24 2010

Washington Post

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The surge that worries is Alzheimer’s disease: In 2050, 13.5 million Americans may have it, at an annual health-care cost of more than $1 trillion, according to the Alzheimer’s Association.

Aug 24 2010

Wall Street Journal

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Text messages and cellphones are being tested as a way to remind patients to take anti-HIV therapies, get tested for STDs, get some exercise and use sunscreen, among other health behaviors.

Aug 24 2010

Wall Street Journal

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Some hospital emergency rooms have begun advertising how long the wait time for care will be, using text messages or online billboards

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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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