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Apr 13 2010

Wall Street Journal

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Interventional radiologists say they can save on health-care costs in the long run because most procedures don’t require expensive hospital stays

Apr 13 2010

Wall Street Journal

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Online simulation designed to help nurses make quick, sure decisions in emergencies.

Apr 13 2010

Bloomberg

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CVS Caremark Corp., the largest U.S. provider of prescription drugs, will double the number of in-store medical clinics it operates within five years

Apr 12 2010

Ahier.net

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Video clip:  Physician-geneticist Francis Collins, director of the National Institutes of Health, was interviewed by Kaiser Health News. He spoke about comparative effectiveness research, health reform and lowering healthcare costs.

Apr 12 2010

PBS

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In Obama’s Deal, airing Tuesday, April 13, at 9 P.M. ET on PBS, FRONTLINE takes viewers behind the headlines to reveal the political maneuvering behind Obama’s effort to remake the American health system.

Apr 12 2010

Wall Street Journal

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Aetna was suspended from signing up new members for its Medicare Advantage plans because the insurer didn’t comply with rules about changing drug-plan designs

Apr 12 2010

Politico

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The nation’s fiscal path is “unsustainable,” and the problem “cannot be solved through minor tinkering,” the head of the Congressional Budget Office

Apr 12 2010

mobihealthnews

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HHS and the ONC awarded a $15 million grant to “investigate, evaluate, and prototype approaches to achieving an ‘iPhone-like’ health information technology platform model.”

Apr 12 2010

Washington Times

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Consensus is Congress will provide higher Medicaid reimbursements to states for six months past the December expiration but broader round of spending is unlikely.

Apr 09 2010

BusinessWire

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StrataCare, LLC, a market and technology leader in workers’ compensation medical bill review acquired the MedBillPro™ division of CS Stars LLC, a business unit of Marsh, Inc

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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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