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What could revolutionize health care? This database.
Think of it as a health policy wonk’s dream: Football stadium after football stadium packed to the brim with...health insurance claims data. An odd dream, to be sure. But health insurance data is crucial to understand how health care dollars get spent. It shows how people use health care, what’s changing and, in some cases, why. Health insurers, however, have tended to keep that data private, as ...
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Health Highlights: May 21, 2012
Here are some of the latest health and medical news developments, compiled by the editors of HealthDay:
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L.A. Unified a rare haven for health teachers
The school district still has dedicated health classes while many others have ended theirs, largely for fiscal reasons. As if on cue, all faces turn alertly toward the front of the classroom where Bridget Brownell has set up a slide show at Taft High School in Woodland Hills.
latimes.com.feedsportal.com
SCAN Health Plan Arizona Joins in Celebrating National Senior Health & Fitness Day
SCAN Health Plan Arizona is joining organizations across America in celebrating the 19th annual National Senior Health & Fitness Day® on May 30. On this day an estimated 100,000 older adults will participate in local fitness-related activities at 1,000 locations throughout the country.
finance.yahoo.com
Pa. health care company seeks gas drilling facts
Some people are absolutely sure gas drilling threatens public health, while others are absolutely sure it doesn't.
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Evive Health Earns Prestigious Gold Aster Award for Its Work with the State of Nebraska
Evive Health has been recognized for excellence in healthcare marketing and communications by the Aster Awards, one of the largest and most respected national competitions of its kind.
finance.yahoo.com
Harper Government supports universal health care and advances mental health at the World Health Assembly
GENEVA, SWITZERLAND, May 21, 2012 /CNW/ - The Honourable Leona Aglukkaq, Minister of Health, today affirmed the Government of Canada's commitment to universal health coverage during the plenary session ...
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A Long View on Health Care: Think Like an Investor
A conversation with the economist Dana Goldman, who believes that prevention should drive health care reimbursement.
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Are Digital Health Companies Aiming Too Low ??? Or Is Incremental Improvement Underappreciated?
Most digital health companies, like most biopharma companies, are focused on incremental improvements, rather than revolutionary advances; the answer, of course, is that we need both.
www.forbes.com
Health Think Tank Crunches Health Prices For The Masses
In 2010, health spending rose fastest among people 18 and under, according to an analysis of data from private insurers. It's just one finding made possible by a new database.
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