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Jan 22 2010

Wall Street Journal

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Venture capital investment in health care surpassed information technology last year for the first time on record

Jan 21 2010

Wall Street Journal

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A national program to reduce dietary salt could prevent heart attacks, strokes and deaths and trim as much as $24 billion from the U.S. health-care tab

Jan 21 2010

Wall Street Journal

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Grassley letter to more than 30 hospitals to ask about their experiences — including “complications,” “errors” and “problems” — with health IT systems

Jan 21 2010

Wall Street Journal

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Local information-services companies grabbed 33% of all venture dollars going into Bay Area tech in the first three quarters of 2009

Jan 21 2010

Wall Street Journal

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The idea of creating a bipartisan commission to cut the budget deficit is gaining ground and could have profound effect on health care

Jan 21 2010

Washington Post

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Pelosi struggled to sell the Senate version of the legislation to reluctant Democrats, even as party moderates raised doubts about forging ahead

Jan 21 2010

New York Times

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Obama signaled he might be willing to scale back his proposed health care overhaul to a version that could attract bipartisan support

Jan 21 2010

Wall Street Journal

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Republican Senate victory caught many health-care companies off guard – some reiterated support Wednesday for a sector overhaul

Jan 21 2010

Bloomberg

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Medical device makers stand to gain if health-care legislation fails after Republican won a Senate seat, according to JPMorgan Chase & Co.

Jan 21 2010

Wall Street Journal

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Obama expressed support for scaling back a health bill to “core elements,” the first indication White House  backing away from broader overhaul

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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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