Headlines – Page 882 – Healthy Skeptic

Jan 28 2010

Bloomberg

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CEO of WellPoint Inc., the biggest U.S. health insurer by enrollment, said premiums will rise if forced to cover people with pre-existing conditions

Jan 27 2010

TechCrunch

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Steve Case’s Revolution Health sold for $100 million or so to Waterfront Media (after raising $200 million in venture capital). Consolidation continues with the HealthCentral acquisition of Wellsphere

Jan 27 2010

Reuters

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Moderation appears to be the best approach to controlling blood sugar in a form of diabetes that affects many adults, researchers said Wednesday, since lowering it too far can be as risky as letting it stay too high.

Jan 27 2010

Wall Street Journal

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No matter what happens with the health care reform bill in Congress, life sciences investors and companies should brace themselves for a brand new world

Jan 27 2010

Wall Street Journal

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The CBO budget report released today says the growth in Medicare and Medicaid spending during the next decade “will be somewhat slower than the average rate seen over the past 10 years.”

Jan 27 2010

Washington Times

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A House panel on Wednesday will consider shining a light on White House deals made with special-interest groups during the push to pass a health care reform bill.

Jan 27 2010

Wall Street Journal

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Less than 10 years later, the Mayo Clinic set up its first clinic abroad, in the U.A.E.’s emirate of Dubai. On Thursday boxes were being taped up and the clinic was closing its doors

Jan 27 2010

New York Times

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With no clear path forward on major health care legislation, Democratic leaders in Congress effectively slammed the brakes on President Obama’s top domestic priority on Tuesday

Jan 27 2010

Bloomberg

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Hoyer, the No. 2 Democrat in the U.S. House, cast doubt on the idea of passing a series of smaller measures as an alternative. “It is difficult to take small pieces and attain the objectives you want to accomplish”

Jan 26 2010

Thomson Reuters

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Thomson Reuters has acquired ProfSoft, Inc., a healthcare technology company that provides health plans with analytic software and services to assess physician and hospital performance