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Jan 13 2010

Reuters

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Americans are still too fat, but the obesity epidemic in the United States appears to be waning a bit

Jan 13 2010

Wall Street Journal

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People with Type 2 diabetes will have an opportunity for personal consultations with Walgreen Co. pharmacists and nurse practitioners under a pilot program

Jan 13 2010

PR Log

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Alt Benefit Consultants, Inc. a third party administrator has announced the merger with Bentley Yates TPA

Jan 13 2010

Bloomberg

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House Ways and Means Committee is considering paying for health-care legislation by imposing a new tax on unearned income such as capital gains

Jan 13 2010

Wall Street Journal

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Regulators don’t like it when big drug companies pay generics shops in deals that determine when branded drugs will face generic competition

Jan 13 2010

Bloomberg

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Biomedical research funding wasn’t large or steady enough to ensure investments in “high- risk/high-reward” projects, a federally sponsored study found

Jan 13 2010

Washington Times

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Democrats are divided over whether health insurance would be sold at the state or national level under their health care reform legislation

Jan 13 2010

Wall Street Journal

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Who would run the new insurance exchanges that would allow consumers to comparison-shop for health coverage

Jan 13 2010

mobihealthnews

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The FDA recently approved MediSens Wireless’ wireless body monitoring system for its first phase of clinical trials

Jan 13 2010

New York Times

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Having failed to persuade Obama to scrap tax on high-cost health policies, labor took their case to Speaker Pelosi and  received a more favorable response

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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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