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Diabetes costs high for children
It is hugely expensive to care for a child with diabetes, according to new study by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. The annual average medical costs for a child with diabetes is
American Well pushes web-based telehealth to doctors
Making the leap beyond its largely payer audience thus far, telehealth vendor American Well just debuted its second-generation product, Online Care for Providers, aimed at physician practices. The
Uninsured Americans reach 52 million
The number of Americans who lacked health insurance for at least part of the year reached 52 million in 2010, report the Commonwealth Fund and Bloomberg News. That number is roughly 40 percent higher
HHS releases regulation on state-specific health reform waivers
The Obama Administration on Friday issued guidelines for states applying for "innovation waiver" that would allow them to opt out of some provisions of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act,
SPOTLIGHT: Federal judge rules reform unconstitutional
A federal judge in Florida has ruled the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act unconstitutional, likely setting the stage for an eventual hearing by the Supreme Court, reports the New York
Medicaid patient hospital stays rise 30 percent, outpacing privately insured
The number of hospital stays for patients covered by Medicaid surged 30 percent between 1997 and 2008, compared to a 5 percent hike in the number for patients with private health insurance, according
Mobile healthcare will be 'widely accepted' by 2015
The economy may be stubbornly sluggish, but those who work in mobile and wireless healthcare are bullish about the industry. According to an informal survey by UK-based event planner Informa Telecoms
Health plans avoid covering weight loss treatments
Insurance companies may say they want you to be healthy, but they won't pay for the treatment that will help you, according to a Washington Post/Kaiser Health News article. It's a dilemma faced by
Qualcomm: We meet with wireless healthcare device makers daily
Qualcomm, the San Diego-based chipmaker for mobile phones, already is a big player in mobile healthcare. And it seems to be getting bigger. "We meet with one medical device company a day," Qualcomm
Insurance fiasco: Man stuck in hospital for three years
Michael Stanzione got into a hospital, but he can't get out. Insurance woes have kept Stanzione cooped up in a hospital for three years, the Bergen Record reports. But it's not like he's bedridden.
