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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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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.
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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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Health Budget on track for a $150m shortfall - CTU
A pre-Budget analysis of government health expenditure released today by the New Zealand Council of Trade Unions estimates that if the current funding track for Vote Health is continued this year, there will be a $150 million shortfall that must be met by cuts in services, increased user charges or efficiency or productivity increases.
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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.
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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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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.
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VHA Recognizes Nine Health Care Organizations With Supply Chain Management Excellence Awards
IRVING, TX-- - VHA Inc., the national health care network, has recognized nine health care organizations for their work to improve operational efficiency and reduce costs from the supply chain while maintaining ...
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Health Budget on track for a $150m shortfall
A pre-Budget analysis of government health expenditure released today by the New Zealand Council of Trade Unions estimates that if the current funding track for Vote Health is continued this year, there will be a $150 million shortfall that must be met by cuts in services, increased user charges or efficiency or productivity increases.
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