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By Matthew Fleming and David Schultz Kaiser Health News The state health reforms overseen by Mitt Romney while he was governor of Massachusetts have received ...
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By John W. Jones, Jr., Esq. Increased federal investigation into alleged inappropriate arrangements between the pharmaceutical and medical device industries and physicians has led to ...
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By Harvey B. Lefton, MD Now is the time to join the Philadelphia County Medical Society. Government is changing the playing field with more rules ...
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After a tumultuous couple of weeks, Abington Memorial Hospital and Holy Redeemer Health System have decided to call off their plans to merge the two ...
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By Sherry L. Blumenthal, M.D. At the end of June 2012, a press release announced the planned merger of Abington Health (Abington Memorial Hospital, Lansdale ...
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More than one-third of U.S. adults are obese, and obesity contributes to a number of health conditions, including high blood pressure, type 2 diabetes, and ...
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By Jordan Rau, Kaiser Health News Medicare should not try to address the shortages of doctors and health care providers in some areas of the country ...
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