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Health Care Reform Gives Middle Class Tax Cut
A new study commissioned by Families USA shows that in 2014 over 29 million middle class Americans will be eligible for a tax cut worth a total of $110 billion. Other tax cuts include families with a full-time employed worker … Continue reading
Doctors Hide Payments from Corporation in Published Articles
About half of doctors who received payment of $1 million or more did not report them in published articles about such devices. This is significant as most of the written articles are directly related to devices made by the companies … Continue reading
Proposed Research and Development Tax Credit
President Obama proposed to expand the research and development tax credit by 20 percent permanently. The proposed tax credit would help to study and develop medicines. This would positively impact the pharmaceutical, biotech and medical device industries. Read more.
Health Insurers Increase Premiums
Health insurers have filed for premium increases with state regulators. The requested increases range from 1%-9% and health insurers claim are a direct result of the health care reform law as the rise in premiums will cover extra benefits the … Continue reading
Posted in Healthcare Reform, Small Business
Tagged Costs, Health Care Reform, Premiums, Small Business
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The Cost of Medical Malpractice
A report by the American Association for Justice (AAJ) shows that medical liability accounts for 2.4 percent of the yearly cost of health care. The report also showed that increasing the rights of the patient does practically nothing to lower … Continue reading
Spending on Health Decreases, Linked to Recession
For the first six months of 2010, spending on health care fell .2%, the first recorded decrease since 1995. The decrease is attributed to the recession with many cutting back on health care spending as opposed to the recession in … Continue reading
Posted in Healthcare Reform
Tagged Economy, Health Care, Health Insurance, Prescription Drugs
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High Drug Costs Could Push More into Poverty
A report shows that higher drug costs in countries could push millions more into poverty. The report pushes for the use of cheaper generic medications in poorer countries so that the medication in available. Read more.
First Firms Approved to Certify Electronic Health Records Systems
The first two companies have been authorized to certify electronic health records systems. Two companies, Certification Commission for Health Information Technology (CCHIT) and The Drummond Group Inc. (DGI) can begin certifying health records systems. Certification is the first step for … Continue reading
Posted in Healthcare Reform
Tagged Authorization, Electronic Health Records, Health Care Refrom, Hospitals
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Majority of Hospitals Wouldn’t Meet Federal Standards
A report recently showed that most hospitals in the U.S. wouldn’t meet federal standards and qualifications regarding electronic health records under the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009. Between 2008 and 2009 the number of hospitals to adopt a … Continue reading
Posted in Federal, Healthcare Reform
Tagged Electronic Health Records, Health Care Reform, Hospitals
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Businesses Continue to Stall Hiring and Development
A recent survey by The Small Business Barometer found that the percentage of businesses that planned on waiting to hire has jumped from 62 to 67 percent in the second quarter. Also, 60 percent of the 1,905 businesses surveyed said … Continue reading
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