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Mar 25 2010

theMobileHelathCrowd

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STMicroelectronics, has announced that it will develop a “smart” contact lens incorporating a wireless MEMS sensor that will enable better management of glaucoma patients via earlier diagnosis and treatment

Mar 25 2010

BusinessWire

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Ingenix, a leading health information, technology, consulting and services company, announced today that it has expanded its health outcomes measurement capabilities with the acquisition of QualityMetric Incorporated

Mar 25 2010

Wall Street Journal

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The health-care overhaul that President Barack Obama signed Tuesday boosts funding by $10 billion over five years for the clinics, known as community health centers.

Mar 25 2010

New York Times

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While it is impossible to gauge the precise impact of the overhaul, since many options vary by location, here are some of the main ways the overhaul will affect certain types of households

Mar 25 2010

New York Times

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The Class Act, a legacy of Senator Edward M. Kennedy, was signed into law and sets up a voluntary government-run long-term care insurance program available through employers

Mar 25 2010

New York Times

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People fighting chronic illnesses are less likely than others to have Internet access, but once online they are more likely to blog or participate in online discussions about health problems

Mar 25 2010

Washington Post

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A couple retiring this year will need a quarter of a million dollars, on average, to cover medical expenses in retirement, according to a study to be released Thursday by Fidelity Investments

Mar 25 2010

Bloomberg

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Page 1,617 of the 2,400-page health reform bill sparked little of the debate – however, the overhaul creates an institute, funded with $500 million or more annually, to spur studies of which drugs, devices and medical procedures work best

Mar 25 2010

Bloomberg

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The retiree drug subsidy is paid to companies that provide coverage for prescriptions to former workers who would otherwise be on Medicare Part D plan. Under prior law, the payment was tax-exempt – the new law requires companies to immediately account for the present value of this tax increase

Mar 25 2010

Washington Post

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Senate Republicans learned early Thursday that they will be able to kill language in a measure altering newly enacted health care overhaul, meaning the bill will have to return to the House for final congressional approval