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Defense Sec’y: Medicare, SS Funding Increases Should Be Considered in Wake of More Cuts in Pentagon Budget
The recent vote by Congress to end the debt ceiling debacle is…
Health IT Helps Physical and Fiscal Bottom Lines
Because most chronic diseases are highly preventable and frequently manageable it cannot…
Time to Buy That Pet
The Journal of Personality and Social Psychology® published a study recently that…
Massachusetts Hospitals Gain Under ObamaCare
Massachusetts has managed to game the system once again: The loophole: Hospitals…
OTC Drugs Should Qualify as Medical Expense for Tax Purposes
Utah Sen. Hatch introduced a bill in Congress that would repeal the…
Medicare and Medicaid EHR Incentive Programs: What are the Key Differences?
The American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (ARRA) created major incentive…
Integrating Social Media into Emergency-Preparedness Efforts
The NEJM includes an article that addresses the integration of social media…
Discretion is the Better Part of Health Care
To people in what I call the health policy establishment, the riddle…
Study: Hospital Discharge of Medicare Beneficiaries Increased Utilization Rates and Spending Post Discharge
An observational trial published in the latest issue of Annals shows that…
