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Feb 23 2010

New York Times

By Kevin Roche Headlines No Comments

Dr. Steven E. Nissen, whose study led to a Congressional inquiry, stringent safety warnings, a sharp drop in the drug’s sales, met with executives of GlaxoSmithKline to discuss Avandia

Feb 23 2010

Wall Street Journal

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Two infections that can often be prevented with tight infection control practices in hospitals, killed 48,000 patients and added $8.1 billion to heath care costs in 2006

Feb 23 2010

Wall Street Journal

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Administration’s proposal to create a federal body to oversee insurance premiums drew fire Monday from insurers, which contended it could ruin some companies

Feb 23 2010

New York Times

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Obama laid the groundwork for parliamentary maneuver to pass the legislation using only Democratic votes if this week brings no progress toward a bipartisan solution

Feb 23 2010

New York Times

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White House health care overhaul builds on legislation passed Christmas Eve by the Senate, and makes some changes to placate Democrats in the House

Feb 23 2010

Bloomberg

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The President, seeking to break an impasse over legislation, proposed a plan that includes the first Medicare tax on capital gains and higher fees on pharmaceutical companies

Feb 22 2010

RTT News

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AMICAS Inc.  filed amended proxy materials with the Securities and Exchange Commission or “SEC” disclosing that it has received an unsolicited proposal from Merge Healthcare Inc.

Feb 22 2010

ModernHealthcare

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The Obama administration this morning released a roughly $950 billion health reform proposal – it increases coverage subsidies, requires greater accountability for health insurance companies and picks up most of the tab for a deep expansion of Medicaid

Feb 22 2010

Washington Post

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The use of high-tech diagnostic imaging in emergency rooms has quadrupled since the mid-1990s, according to a new government report released Wednesday

Feb 22 2010

Washington Post

By Kevin Roche Headlines No Comments

According to a new analysis, the conventional wisdom about the Cadillac  tax is wrong: The tax would actually fall equally on nonunion plans.

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