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Google's former lead health strategist has launched a new website, SmartPatients, which helps cancer patients connect with each other, and learn more about their disease. Via Alex Butler Delete the scoop?
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With some healthcare providers now into their second year of meaningful use reporting, Medicare and Medicaid electronic health record payments were estimated at $12.3 billion paid to a total of 219,000 physicians and hospitals through February since the program’s inception.
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services will post final figures for February later this month as it captures more complete data, said Robert Anthony, a specialist in CMS’ Office of eHealth Standards and Services at March 14's Health IT Policy Committee meeting. Via Joseph Rugg Delete the scoop?
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TALLAHASSEE, Fla., March 4 (Reuters) - Florida Governor RickScott's plan to expand Medicaid coverage to cover about 1million more poor people suffered a setback on Monday when theproposal failed to (Hmm. Delete the scoop?
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Now that each state must decided whether to grow its Medicaid rolls as health reform moves forward, what once seemed like a story about process is... (@felicejfreyer @DickKnox Covering #Medicaid expansion and #ACA changes?
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Facebook, Google and Amazon Web Services developers are joining academics for a hackathon that will see genetic data transformed into a citizen science mobile game Via Alex Butler 
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This is an amazing effort..You can track the progress of the game jam by following the hackers at #CRUKgame Delete the scoop?
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The picture-driven social media tool Pinterest made Internet history by rocketing to 10 million subscribers in just under two years, and already surpasses YouTube, Google+ and LinkedIn for referral traffic. Via Giuseppe Fattori, Pharmacomptoir / Corinne Thuderoz, Thibaud Guymard, Joseph Rugg Delete the scoop?
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Many Republican governors insist on continuing the fight against the president's health care plan, arguing that the Medicaid expansion only adds to the federal budget deficit. But seven Republican governors have decided to ... Delete the scoop?
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Republican governors are dropping their opposition to Medicaid expansion under Obamacare, which could add millions to the rolls. Delete the scoop?
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Engaged Patients Translate to Better Outcomes and Costs | The Health Care Blog http://t.co/4tR1COwwvh via @THCBstaff Delete the scoop?
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Learn what seniors should know about the Affordable Care Act. Find the information you need at HealthCare.gov. Delete the scoop?
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Confused about how the new health reform law really works? This short, animated movie -- featuring the "YouToons" -- explains the problems with the current health care system, the changes that are happening now, and the big changes coming in 2014. Delete the scoop?
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Why is it so hard to fix pay for doctors taking #Medicare patients? http://t.co/kHvQExsQiA Delete the scoop?
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Top House and Senate leaders are skeptical about the idea of expanding Medicaid to more Floridians. (Medicaid expansion faces uncertain future in Legislature: Top House and Senate leaders are skeptical about the... Delete the scoop?
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A report from the GSMA and PricewaterhouseCoopers estimates that mobile health could save developed countries $400 billion in 2017. Here are four uses of mobile technology that could help make that happen. Delete the scoop?
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Transforming the American health care system could include offering safe harbor from malpractice suits for doctors who demonstrate high-quality care. Via Joseph Rugg 
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Meaningful healthcare reform needs tort reform so that healthcare providers can spend less time (and less inurer's money) on defensive medicine and more time (and arguably less insurer's money) on preventive medicine and thereby achieve more accountable medicine. Delete the scoop?
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The Florida Medical Assn. hopes lawmakers will work with physicians to find solutions to the problem. (In 2008, FL predicted doctor shortages bc "Medicare/Medicaid reimbursement," "insurance costs," "bureaucracy," etc. Delete the scoop?
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Transitioning to Bundled Payments in Medicare Brookings Institution In this policy proposal — part of The Hamilton Project's 15 Ways to Rethink the Federal Budget — Michael Chernew and Dana Goldman propose policies to promote efficiency in the... Delete the scoop?
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How outrageous pricing and egregious profits are destroying our health care (Brilliant article on health care costs and price gouging by hospitals, medical device companies & drug companies http://t.co/gxdiWeGWjF)... Delete the scoop?
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