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Mar 31 2010

New York Times

By Kevin Roche Headlines No Comments

With the government’s blessing, a drug giant is about to expand the market for its blockbuster cholesterol medication as a preventive measure for millions of people

Mar 31 2010

Bloomberg

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The new U.S. health care law will give 32 million more Americans the means to visit physicians who might not have the time — or financial incentive — to see them

Mar 31 2010

vimeo

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A series of video interview clips of Don Berwick: Berwick is President Obama’s choice to run the nation’s largest health system, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services

Mar 30 2010

Washington Post

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Under the health care overhaul, young adults who buy their own insurance will carry a heavier burden of the medical costs of older Americans

Mar 30 2010

Washington Post

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Some experts say the world is on the cusp of a “golden age” of genomics – yet the $3 billion international Human Genome Project, whose first phase was completed a decade ago, has not led to a single blockbuster diagnosis or product

Mar 30 2010

Washington Times

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The Supreme Court may ultimately decide the fate of health reform as more than a dozen states have called on the courts to strike down the health insurance mandate – a move that would threaten the entire law

Mar 30 2010

Wall Street Journal

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Provisions of the health-care law that expand benefits for home-bound elderly, certain early retirees and coal miners will likely cost more than expected, say analysts and even some of the measures’ proponents.

Mar 30 2010

New York Times

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To truly change the nation’s chronic overuse of medical care, there will have to be a substantial change in the way patients think about health care, how medicine is practiced and how it is paid for, economists and doctors say.

Mar 30 2010

New York Times

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An association representing 300 large corporations urged repeal of a provision of the health care overhaul that prompted AT&T, Caterpillar and other companies to announce substantial charges for the current quarter.

Mar 30 2010

New York Times

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The Class Act sets up the first national government-run long-term care insurance program, which will be offered primarily through employers.