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Feb 12 2010

BusinessWire

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Maximus announced it has acquired Canadian-based DeltaWare Systems, Inc., a developer of health administration management systems for the government health care market

Feb 12 2010

DotmedNews

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RadPharm Inc., a leading Imaging Core Laboratory, and Medifacts International, Inc., a leading Cardiovascular Core Laboratory, have announced the merger of their business operations.

Feb 12 2010

Washington Post

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What is in and what is out:  Highlights of pared-back jobs legislation unveiled on Thursday

Feb 12 2010

Washington Post

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People with early-onset Alzheimer’s disease and 37 other medical conditions should get federal disability checks more quickly under expansion of Social Security fast-track system

Feb 12 2010

Wall Street Journal

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Makers of MRI machines and CAT scanners are now rolling out handheld ultrasound machines slightly larger than iPhones, hoping they’ll become as commonly used as stethoscopes

Feb 12 2010

Wall Street Journal

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Stents have transformed treatment for coronary arteries – but their arrival has also sparked a controversy over whether cardiologists use them too soon or too often

Feb 12 2010

New York Times

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A jury acquitted a nurse charged with a felony after alerting the state medical board that a doctor at her hospital was practicing unsafe medicine

Feb 12 2010

New York Times

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Mr. Tauzin, president of the pharmaceutical industry’s trade group, resigned in the latest unexpected fallout of the Republican upset in the Massachusetts Senate race

Feb 12 2010

New York Times

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Kathleen Sebelius, the secretary of health and human services, declared the explanation inadequate, especially in light of the profits made by Anthem’s parent company, WellPoint Inc.

Feb 12 2010

Bloomberg

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The Obama administration today will announce $975 million in government grants to expand the use of technology in the health-care industry

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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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