Vita Advisors » Headlines http://vitaadvisors.com Opportunities in the new era of healthcare Wed, 23 May 2012 12:00:13 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 The Atlantic http://vitaadvisors.com/2012/05/22/the-atlantic-2/ http://vitaadvisors.com/2012/05/22/the-atlantic-2/#comments Tue, 22 May 2012 15:43:33 +0000 Vita Advisors http://vitaadvisors.com/?p=24402 A new study finds that patients’ opinions of the care they receive can be quite different from the actual quality of the medical care. More alarming is that opinions and experiences vary greatly by race.

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Romney Is About to Make Bush’s Health-Care Blunder

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