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May 13 2010

Washington Post

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The government says it recovered $2.5 billion in overpayments for the Medicare trust fund last year as the administration focused attention on fraud enforcement in the health care industry.

May 13 2010

New York Times

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The likelihood that patients in the United States may some day receive heart defibrillators that can operate without electrical wires connected to their hearts has moved a step closer

May 13 2010

ideaworks

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A tiny silicon chip that works a bit like a nose may one day detect dangerous airborne chemicals and alert emergency responders through the cell phone network

May 13 2010

Washington Times

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Critics who claim that Congress violated the U.S. Constitution by requiring Americans to carry health insurance are “flatly wrong,” the Obama administration said

May 13 2010

Bloomberg

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Cheerios are among the foods that should be held to the same scientific standards as pharmaceuticals when promoted as having health benefits, a report ordered by U.S. regulators said today.

May 13 2010

Bloomberg

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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

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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

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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.