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Jul 15 2010

Kaiser Health News

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Under the new health care overhaul law, insurers will be required to pay fully for services that get an “A” or “B” recommendation from the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force – good news for patients but it puts the group in the cross-hairs of lobbyists

Jul 15 2010

Bloomberg

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Patients diagnosed with dementia through screening ran up 13 percent less in health costs in the first year of treatment than before, according to a study suggesting wider detection could reduce U.S. medical expenses

Jul 15 2010

HealthLeaders Media

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Big surprise – the OECD found that the United States may be spending its healthcare dollars less efficiently when compared with those other nations

Jul 15 2010

HealthLeaders Media

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There were a number of changes from the proposed to the final version of HHS’ meaningful use rule—requirements that will qualify hospitals and physician practices for federal reimbursements

Jul 15 2010

HealthLeaders Media

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Hospitals would have to cut direct costs by an average of $1,082 per case—14%—to sustain operating margins

Jul 15 2010

New York Times

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A panel of federal health experts dealt a surprising setback Thursday to a highly anticipated anti-obesity pill from Vivus Inc., saying the drug’s side effects outweigh its ability to help patients lose weight.

Jul 14 2010

Washington Post

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$96 million in grants will be doled out by the Department of Health and Human Services on July 1 to hundreds of health-profession programs at colleges and universities nationwide

Jul 14 2010

Wall Street Journal

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Several states are preparing to make deep cuts to Medicaid as a federal stalemate over funding for the poor drags on—even as states face mandates to expand the program under the new health-care law

Jul 14 2010

Washington Post

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Pharmaceutical group shifts tone with new pick for president

Jul 14 2010

Wall Street Journal

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The Obama administration on Wednesday will unveil new rules specifying which preventive health services will be free to consumers under the new health law.

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