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Feb 03 2010

BusinessWire

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Navigenics, a leading personal genomics company, announced today that the company has raised approximately $18 million of funding (investors included Procter & Gamble)

Feb 03 2010

eHealthInsider

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NHS strategy for overhauling healthcare includes plans to move care out of hospitals, open 100 polyclinics, and make greater use of email and telephone consultations

Feb 03 2010

Wall Street Journal

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Medcare payments to doctors were supposed to fall by 21% at the start of this year, but Congress passed a last-minute, two-month patch to block the cuts

Feb 03 2010

Washington Post

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Rangel’s remarks could be the first concrete sign that Democrats will try enacting major health legislation in the wake of the Republican upset in a Massachusetts

Feb 03 2010

Bloomberg

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White House and congressional leadership aides were to meet today to try to find a way to advance the stalled legislation

Feb 03 2010

Wall Street Journal

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House Democrats plan to revive a sliver of the legislation as soon as next week that would repeal an antitrust exemption for insurance companies

Feb 02 2010

mobihealthnews

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Wireless remote monitoring for patients with heart conditions is fast becoming a crowded space for wireless health companies

Feb 02 2010

Reuters

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Medco Health Solutions Inc acquired privately held genetic testing services company DNA Direct in a move that will expand Medco’s involvement in personalized medicine

Feb 02 2010

EmployeeBenefit News

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Employers are in love with their wellness programs, spending nearly 2% of their health claim dollars on the programs but fail to measure their return on investment

Feb 02 2010

Health Affairs

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Despite the disparities among nations, all clearly face common challenges in expanding access to health and health care among disenfranchised  peoples everywhere

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