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Feb 18 2010

Pioneer Press

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Manufacturers of pacemakers, drug pumps and other implants could be latest industry due for overhaul, as FDA takes a reviews how devices are approved.

Feb 18 2010

Wall Street Journal

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The FDA may tighten or eliminate several pathways for getting a medical device approved quickly amid concerns they have been overused by industry

Feb 18 2010

Wall Street Journal

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Democrats and their media allies have found a new insurance piñata: WellPoint and its recent health-premium price increases in California.

Feb 18 2010

New York Times

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An analysis written in The NEJM suggests that much of the Dartmouth Atlas is flawed and that it should not be used to compare the relative efficiency of hospitals

Feb 18 2010

Bloomberg

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U.S. House Democrats said their party may not be able to offer a single health-care proposal at the Feb. 25 meeting

Feb 18 2010

Reuters

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Many people whose doctors start them on medications for conditions like diabetes and high blood pressure may never fill those prescriptions, a new study suggests.

Feb 17 2010

KaiserHealthNews

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Democratic leaders said extensions of unemployment insurance and COBRA healthcare benefits should be emergency spending that isn’t subject to the pay-as-you-go statute

Feb 17 2010

Wall Street Journal

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Walgreen Co. agreed to buy Duane Reade from private-equity firm Oak Hill Capital Partners for $1.08 billion, including assumed debt, making the largest U.S. drugstore chain

Feb 17 2010

PR Web

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Consult A Doctor 24/7, a leading provider of consumer driven telemedicine solutions that drive down healthcare costs, announced that it closed a $5 million Series A round financing

Feb 17 2010

EarthTimes

By Kevin Roche Headlines No Comments

Going Against the Tide of Rising Health Care Costs, Surescripts Announces Significant Price Reduction for E-Prescribing

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Kevin RocheThe Healthy Skeptic is a website about the health care system, and is written by Kevin Roche, who has many years of experience working in the health industry. Mr. Roche is available to assist health care companies through consulting arrangements through Roche Consulting, LLC and may be reached at khroche@healthy-skeptic.com.

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