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Mar 17 2010

mobihealthnews

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Within the health care chapter of National Broadband Plan, the FCC recommended that it work with the FDA to clarify regulatory requirements (see Third Party Papers)

Mar 17 2010

Huffington Post

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One of the great humdingers in the current debate over healthcare reform is the duplicitous role of technology in increasing costs.

Mar 17 2010

KHN

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Beginning April 1, Pacific Heart Institute, in Santa Monica, will charge some patients annual fees ranging from $500 to $7,500, in addition to the regular fees paid by patients and insurers.

Mar 17 2010

HealthLeadersMedia

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Health insurers told a Massachusetts agency examining rising health care costs that “providing care in more expensive settings” is the primary driver of increasing health costs

Mar 17 2010

New York Times

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Facing a sharp rise in costs, Pennsylvania has almost doubled the monthly bill for a state health insurance program for poor people who do not qualify for Medicaid

Mar 17 2010

Bloomberg

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Pelosi and Reid can’t move forward until they have the cost estimate from the nonpartisan budget office – they have been going back and forth with CBO officials for days

Mar 16 2010

mobilehealthwatch

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“While telehealth remains an emerging category for Consumer Electronics, consumer-led telehealth services could prove to be the disruptive influence required for professional care authorities to drive telehealth forward.”

Mar 16 2010

mobihealthnews

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Shortly after becoming available for download from the AppStore, MIMvista’s app was removed from the store – the reason? FDA regulation

Mar 16 2010

BusinessWire

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RMG Networks announced today the acquisition of Pharmacy TV, a digital place-based video network deployed near the pharmacist counter in major grocery chains and pharmacy retail

Mar 16 2010

Washington Post

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The House would vote on a more popular package of fixes to the Senate Health Care bill; under the House rule for that vote, passage would signify that lawmakers “deem” the health-care bill to be passed