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May 13 2010

Bloomberg

By Kevin Roche Headlines No Comments

Walgreen Co. shoppers won’t see personal gene tests on the drugstore chain’s shelves tomorrow as planned after U.S. regulators said they need to review the test kits made by Pathway Genomics.

May 12 2010

The Fiscal Times

By Kevin Roche Headlines No Comments

Publishing the cost and quality data has had a far-reaching impact – it gave hospitals with low quality ratings or high costs objective feedback for improving their performance

May 12 2010

Kaiser Health News

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Starting in 2014, employers can offer workers rewards worth up to 30 percent to 50 percent of their cost of health coverage for participating in a wellness program and meeting health benchmarks

May 12 2010

NextGov

By Kevin Roche Headlines No Comments

The health reform law establishes the Center for Medicare and Medicaid Innovation in 2011, appropriating $15 billion for the office over the next 10 years- the center is tasked with testing new payment and delivery systems

May 12 2010

Healthcare IT Nees

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Three US hospitals are now depending on a new trend in health IT to help them overcome a clinician shortage in rural areas: electronic intensive care units.

May 12 2010

Reuters

By Kevin Roche Headlines No Comments

Walgreen said on Tuesday it plans to start stocking gene testing kits but the FDA says it has no record that the test kit was approved or validated by the agency and plans to take a hard look at any claims made by the company

May 12 2010

Washington Post

By Kevin Roche Headlines No Comments

Efforts to block a key provision of the new health-care overhaul law are underway in 33 states

May 12 2010

Washington Post

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White House Task Force report on Childhood Obesity lays out 70 recommendations and a gentle warning that, while the federal government can’t solve the obesity epidemic, it is prepared to take action where others don’t

May 12 2010

Washington Times

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President Obama’s new health care law could potentially add at least $115 billion more to government health care spending over the next 10 years, congressional budget analysts said Tuesday

May 11 2010

Local Tech Wire

By Kevin Roche Headlines No Comments

CardioMEMS Inc. said it has raised a $37.5 million funding round to complete a clinical trial for its wireless sensing device for heart failure.

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