HUD Chief: Health Reform Will Help Homeless
Talk Radio Campaign Frightening Seniors
Industry Lobby Wars Heighten As Reform Efforts Progress
CMS to Increase Hospital Payment Rates
CMS Issues Proposed Home Health Payment Rule
ER Visits Mostly by Medicare, Medicaid Recipients
An ER Doc Grapples With ‘Unnecessary’ Hospital Admissions
Obama: No reduced Medicare benefits in health care reform
Private transplants to be banned
Obesity ‘spreads among the young’
Abortion measure passes, then fails, in House
Agencies Seek to Use Stimulus Funds to Find Cheaper Health Care
Would Tax on Benefits Rein In Spending?
House panel limits comparative medical studies
White House: Opponents Misrepresent End-Of-Life Issue In Reform Debate
Surgical data reduces mortality
GOP, Blue Dogs get health reform slowdown they wanted
Health Care Reform and the Unpopular T-Word
A Time for Revolutions — The Role of Clinicians in Health Care Reform
Health Care Reform 2009 at healthcarereform.nejm.org
CEGEDIM: ACQUISITION OF HOSPITAL MARKETING SERVICES LTD
Baucus: New CBO Score ‘Good News’
Emdeon sets date for IPO
PeriGen acquires LMS Medical Systems
Two more insurers to offer WhiteGlove House Call service to customers
The Burden of Health Care Costs for Working Families — Implications for Reform
Cost Control — Time to Get Serious
Transitional Care Cuts Hospital Re-Entry Rates, Costs
Doctor and Nurse Shortages Plague U.S.
Healthy Workers Could Get Bigger Insurance Breaks
Consensus Hard to Come by Without Key Players
Cutting Repeat Hospital Trips — Simple Idea, Hard to Pull Off
Health Robotics teams up with U.S.-based i.v.SOFT
Better Integrated Care for Medicare/Medicaid Dual Eligibles Could Lower Costs
CBO Says Implementing Medicare Advisory Council Could Save Money, But Not as Much as Hoped
Japan Wants To Build Medical Tourism Market
Number of retail clinics shrinking
Employers See Well-Designed Worksite Health and Wellness Programs as Strong Value in Down Economy
Medical-Device Sector May Be Tapped For US Health Savings
Hospital Savings: Salaries for Doctors, Not Fees
CBO Predicts No Major Shift in Employer Coverage Under House Pay-or-Play Provisions
Who Will be the Winners and Losers in Health Reform?
Health Lobbying Means Cash Infusion For Candidates, TV Stations
Physicians Interactive acquires Skyscape
Lobbyist Watch: $430,000 for Remote cardiac monitoring
Democrats Disagree on State of Health Reform Bill
Cost of treating obese patients soars to $147 billion
An Incoherent Truth
Agilent to buy Varian for $1.5 billion
Idea to Tax Insurers Is Gaining Traction
Campus Care Improves
Forget Who Pays Medical Bills, It’s Who Sets the Cost
Senate setback for health reform
Paging Dr. Robot: device treats patients remotely
Experts debate proposed ‘big brother’ medical council
Mayo Clinic CEO: Medicare Payment Model Is a ‘Catastrophe’
Mayo Clinic, Other Healthcare Stakeholders Say Reform Should Mean Paying for Value
Five Reasons Why Healthcare Reform Is Being Delayed
Employers warn Congress: Get health reform right
Analyses: CBO Director Elmendorf Becomes Center Of Attention
For Public, Obama Didn’t Fill in Health Blanks
Lessons learned from Mass. health care experiment
Senate Won’t Hit August Deadline
Obama’s Health Expert Gets Political
Gentiva Signed a Definitive Agreement to Purchase Magna Home Health
White House Official Links Health Care Plan to Fiscal Balance
Conservative Democrats Give Obama 10 Healthcare Reform Demands
Healthcare Thought Leaders Respond to Obama’s News Conference
Medfusion Acquires Medem’s iHealth Services
Funding chases clinicians, not consumers
Comparative-Effectiveness Research — Implications
The Role of Clinicians in Health Care Reform
Obama says healthcare crucial for economy
Mass. has lessons for health care debate
Concerns on Plan Show Clashing Goals
Obama Backs Health Surtax
Lobbying Spending Rises Only Slightly Amid Health Overhaul
Advantedge Healthcare Solutions and Physicians’ Service Center Join Forces
Health bill a boon to doctors
Obama may have to wait for health care passage
Challenge to Health Bill: Selling Reform
Costly Drugs Known as Biologics Prompt Exclusivity Debate
Wireless sensors can easily measure caloric intake
Public Policy Website Addresses Need for National Enrollment Strategy
The Impact of Shifting Patient Volumes
AMA calls on nation’s health insurers to fix claims process
Betting on Health Care Start-Ups That Cut Costs
GAO: FDA Can’t Determine Its Funding Needs
To Quell Criticism, Some Doctors Require Patients to Sign ‘Gag Orders’
UnitedHealth to buy some Health Net operations
Healthcare reform needs better choices: report
Life Sciences and Seed/Early Stage Deals Increase on Strength of Large Rounds
Health Effects Of Comparing Care: No Easy Answers
Medicaid and the Governors: Health-Care Reform’s Next Hurdle
Hospitals Tally Their Avoidable Mistakes
Medical Equipment Prices Highlight Some Of Medicare’s Difficulties
Industry Donations Directed To Key Senators
HFMA Comments on Attributes of Tax-Exempt Healthcare Providers
CMS names new Medicare administrative contractor
Survey: Telehealth, online appointments can ‘unclog’ healthcare system
Individual Insurance Market Falls Short for Families
Millions in U.S. Can’t Afford Health Insurance
Internet May Be Newest Venue for Teen Tobacco Exposure
In New York City, Trans Fat Ban Is Working
Scottish telemedicine trial success
Patient portion of fees often a mystery
Health plans support health reform, with stipulations
Healthcare Concierge Services Announces International Expansion
Intel adds wireless to Health Guide
CallMD joins ADAM’s Mobile Health Network
Sleep monitoring start-up scoops up $9.8M in VC
Ted Kennedy: The Cause of My Life
Governors Fear Medicaid Costs in Health Plan
Health Bill Might Direct Tax Money to Abortion
House panel passes health bill, critics slam cost
In the year 2040 – 1.3 billion senior citizens
Doctors’ Payments Snag Health Bill
Democrats’ New Worry: Their Own Rich Voters
Is a Cash-Only or Direct-Pay Medical Practice for You?
CBO: Health Reform Bills Bend Cost Curve In Wrong Direction
New Data Say Uninsured Account for Nearly One-fifth of Emergency Room Visits
Poll claims Americans are wary of healthcare reform
Google Health puts ‘living wills’ online
Radiology benefit program could save billions
Proposed OPPS Changes May Bring Greater Flexibility in Physician Supervision
Congress Braces for Showdown Over Health-Care Reform
HMO rates to jump 12% in 2010, Hewitt study projects
Study Questions Popular Practice in Bypass Surgery
Medical-Device Suits Allege Kickbacks
Data added to clinical indicators
CBO Head: Current Health Reform Proposals Won’t Save Money
Finding Money for Health Care Reform — Rooting Out Waste, Fraud, and Abuse
Massachusetts Takes a Step Back From Health Care for All
If Health Reform is Approved, Many Federal and State Laws Will Need to Change
Public health plan could require new underwriting and coverage standards
Cost Emerges As Lightning Rod Issue
Modavox buys newly formed mHealth marketing co.
Qualcomm pulls the plug on LifeComm
Why We Must Ration Health Care
Health Care Vote Illustrates Partisan Divide
Paging Dr. Obama
Obama Eyes The Purse Strings for Medicare
THE INFLUENCE GAME: Grass-roots health care fight
House Democrats set to vote on health care bill
Study: ‘PillCam’ Works, but Not as Well as Colonoscopy
Democrats Turn Up the Heat on Insurance Industry
More Checks Than Balances in the Struggle for Health Care Reform
Senate health committee clears insurance overhaul
How much health care for $1 trillion?
Target, Kelly Services May Back Mandated Health Care
Higher-quality MRIs Raise Questions about Costs and Reimbursement
New Health Reform Features Public Option, Individual Mandate, Payment Changes
Berwick On Patient-Centered Care: Comments And Responses
The Case For A Follow-on Biologics Global Health Exclusivity Incentive
Use of Social Networking Tools Growing in Nursing, Medical Schools
Study: Value-based insurance design improves diabetes medicine use
Panel Approves $3.31B Budget for VA Health IT, Other Projects
Would You Share Your Health Information Online?
Senate panel backs 12-year biotech drug shelter
FDA may regulate certain mobile phones, accessories
RecoverCare, LLC and MedaSTAT USA, LLC have agreed to a transaction
Poll: Americans want health care bill, but not the cost
House Democrats To Unveil Health Care Bill Details
Aetna, UnitedHealth Win Part of $55 Billion for Military Health
Wal-Mart Health Policy Is a Deal-Breaker, Group Says
Nursing-Home Ratings Earn Mixed Reviews
How Will Medically Underserved Communities Fare?
Healthcare equipment financing grew in 2008
Study: Privacy laws deter hospitals from EMR adoption
WellNet launches P2P platform for healthcare consumers
Direct Medical Home Offers Healthcare Without Insurers
U.S. health insurers discuss $100 billion savings: source
Small Cap Medical Diagnostics Companies Acquisitions Picking Up in Near Future
Rights And Wrongs Of Health Care Reform
Blood Boils Over Bill To Protect Biotech Drugs
Help For the Uninsured
Doctors Express hopes to franchise urgent care in U.S.
Lawmakers reject tax to pay for health reform
For Doctors in Congress, Little Harmony on Health Care
Health Care Negotiator With Instinct for the Deal
Lobbying Groups Prepare For Reconciliation Process, Step Up Fight On Bill Features
Health Reform Stalled in Congress By Busy Schedule, Divided Lawmakers
Liberals Brace For Fight Over Scope Of Health Legislation
Blue Dogs Should Look Beyond Cost Containment for Progress on Health Care
Chicago health system to implement RAC software
Conservative Democrats Push for Health Reform Bill Changes
Safety Net Hospitals Concerned About Proposed Payment Cuts
Medicaid: Uniquely Prepared To Deliver On Health Care Reform
Study recommends total ban on smoking for soldiers
Senators Consider Curtailing Hospitals’ Tax Breaks
In Retooled Health-Care System, Who Will Say No?
Senate Weighs Medicare Tax on Capital Gains to Fund Health Plan
Cost of Medicine: Are High-Tech Medical Devices and Treatments Always Worth It?
Health Insurance Exchanges Gain Attention
Consumer Health Technologies enriches CDHC platform for payers, banks
Obama Healthcare Reform Called a ‘Shell Game’
Sermo Wars with AMA Over CPT Codes
Draft Bill Threatens Existence of Physician-Owned Hospitals
Cost of Hospital Care for Obese Children Has Doubled
Baucus: Lawmakers $320 billion short for health care plan
Cardinal board approves CareFusion spinoff
House Dems look at taxing the rich for health care
By 2012: $6B wireless, smart home market
More People Turning to Software Programs To Delay Cognitive Decline, Boost Brain Function
Study: Hospitalizations related to childhood obesity nearly double
Let’s Discuss the RAC Discussion Period
Long-term care pharmacy vendor gets venture capital boost
Hospitals, White House agree on ‘framework’ for reform
Senate panel considers health reform bill amid controversy
Obama Budget Chief Says Health Bill ‘Not Enough’ to Fix System
Health Deals Could Harbor Hidden Costs
In Health Reform, a Cancer Offers an Acid Test
Push to Tax Health Benefits Starts to Fade in Senate
When All Else Fails: Forcing Workers Into Healthy Habits
Obama supports new long-term care benefit
Americans doubt insurance plans will cover cancer
Hospitals Re-Examining Health IT Spending, Survey Finds
Hospitals to Pledge $155 Billion to Avoid Future Medicare Rate-Influenced Decisions
Hospitals face new challenge in controlling labor costs
Revisions to Health Bill Are Unveiled by Democrats
Despite More Tests, Some Aren’t Getting Results
StayHealthy launching calorie-tracking devices; iPhone app to follow
An M.D. On How Money Drives Medical Testing
White House Open to Deal on Public Health Plan
Hospitals, Democrats near deal on health care
Internet-based therapy shows promise for insomnia
Need for federal insurance czar is questioned
Is the timing right for venture capital?
AHIP panelists debate public option to reform
CareMedic, Cleveland Clinic partner on new RCM tools
Co-op Health Plans Run by Consumers May Offer Obama Compromise
U.S. House May Include Surtax on Wealthy in Health-Care Package
Drug Settlements May Be Illegal, U.S. Justice Department Says
A look at health care plans in Congress
Medicare May Pay More for Primary Care, Less for Procedures
Former Congressional Insiders Lobby for Health-Care Industry
FCC proposes rules for body area networks (MBAN)
What Percentage of U.S. Hospitals Will Meet All Metrics of ‘Meaningful Use’ by FY 2011?
Healthcare Sector Job Growth Continues, But Slower Than Previous Years
Countdown to Reform: Race Resumes This Week to Hammer Out Issues
Globally, patients pay the price for insufficient nursing staff, large workloads
CMS proposes payment rate changes for hospital outpatient departments and ASCs
Obama’s Health Plan Sparks Unease Among Nation’s Middle Class
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