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More Data + Less Care = Lower Cost + Better Health
More Data + Less Care = Lower Cost + Better Health
Obama's diagnosis for health reform would cut costs by rewarding quality care and limiting unnecessary treatments. But one man's economies are another's lost profits
Op-Ed Columnist - Health Care Showdown
Op-Ed Columnist - Health Care Showdown
nytimes.com — America’s political scene has changed immensely since the last time a Democratic president tried to reform health... care. So has the health care picture: with costs soaring and insurance dwindling, nobody can now say with a straight face that the U.S. ... (more) Op-Ed Columnist - Health Care Showdown
How Will We Pay For The Health Care Plan?
How Will We Pay For The Health Care Plan?
cbsnews.com — The Congressional Budget Office says Sen. Ted Kennedy's health care proposal could cost $1 trillion over 10... years. Photo The Congressional Budget Office says Sen. Ted Kennedy's health care proposal could cost $1 trillion over 10 years. (CBS) (more) How Will We Pay For The Health Care Plan?
How Safeway Is Cutting Health-Care Costs
online.wsj.com — STEVEN A. BURD Effective health-care reform must meet two objectives: 1) It must secure coverage for all... Americans, and 2) it must dramatically lower the cost of health care. Health-care spending has outpaced the rise in all other consumer spending by ... (more) How Safeway Is Cutting Health-Care Costs
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