H1N1 virus costing insurers millions
The largest health plans began seeing medical spending rise earlier this year and are expecting costs for the current flu season to be higher than usual.
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October 16, 2009
Health IT grants part of additional stimulus money
Recovery act rewards also would assist physicians in tackling chronic diseases and medical school debt.
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October 15, 2009
Autism researchers among recipients of $5 billion in NIH stimulus grants
Another roughly $5 billion remains to be distributed by the end of 2010.
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Diagnostic test can be patented, appeals court rules
Physicians worry that the ruling could hurt patient care if certain medical research is monopolized.
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October 14, 2009
Michigan hospital to cut physician pay
Forty of the 600 directly employed doctors will take home 5% to 10% less.
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