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Mar 10 2010

Harvard Medical School

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Researchers reviewed 328 medication studies published in six medical journals between June 2008 and September 2009 and found just 32% qualified as comparative-effectiveness studies

Mar 10 2010

Wall Street Journal

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The downfall of Canopy created an opportunity for PayFlex, which purchased certain technology assets from Canopy for $3 million. PayFlex won over other potential bids, including a $6.1 million December offer from TriZetto Group Inc

Mar 10 2010

BusinessWire

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TriTech Software Systems, a leading provider of public safety and pre-hospital care software solutions, announces today it received approval from Ortivus AB and TriTech shareholders to complete the acquisition of Ortivus North America

Mar 10 2010

mobihealthnews

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The West Wireless Health Institute has appointed its first chief executive officer: Don Casey, the former worldwide chairman for Johnson & Johnson’s comprehensive care group

Mar 10 2010

Wall Street Journal

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Over the past year of debate, 10 broad ideas have been offered for bending the health-care cost curve. The Democrats’ proposed legislation incorporates virtually every one of them. Here they are:

Mar 10 2010

Washington Post

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As Republicans work to prevent a health-care bill from reaching President Obama, they are scrambling to exploit divisions between Democrats in the House and the Senate.

Mar 10 2010

New York Times

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Which matters more: what the plan does, or what it fails to do? It’s a tough call, and the answer depends on what you see as the alternative

Mar 10 2010

Bloomberg

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The President is facing a renewed push against his health-care legislation as a coalition of business groups plans to spend as much as $1 million a day on advertisements to pressure lawmakers into voting “no.”

Mar 09 2010

New York Times

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At the heart of Obama’s drive to rein in health costs is a proposal for federal review and regulation of health insurance premiums, with a new agency empowered to block excessive rate increases.

Mar 09 2010

Bloomberg

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U.S. workers are more confident about having enough savings for retirement even after the percentage of savers declined, according to the Employee Benefit Research Institute.