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Saturday January 28th 2012

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The Chronic.2012 The Chronic.2012 »

Maybe Dr. Dre had it right when he, Snoop Dogg, and Nate Dogg rapped: "Smoke weed every day." I [...]


Plan B: Got Another Option? Plan B: Got Another Option? »

“ Is there a place for evidence-based health policy in repropreventive services?” The Department [...]


Practicality, not idealism, should drive essential benefits Practicality, not idealism, »

The Physicians for a National Health Program (PNHP) recently sent a letter to the Obama administration [...]


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2011 Year in Review

In 2011, the United States faced staggering unemployment and soaring national debt while changes in health policy strived to deflect the cost curve [Read More]


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A free MedScape CME is available to clinicians describing the details of benefits newly [...]


Health Policy Webinars Health Policy »

Policy Prescriptions analysts will be providing a series of webinars for the American [...]


T. R. Reid | The Healing of America (Washington, DC) T. R. Reid | The »

T. R. Reid, author of "The Healing of America: A Global Quest for Better, Cheaper, and [...]


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Electronic health records can improve processes of care as well as real health outcomes for diabetic patients. However, it is critical that patients themselves are held accountable for their own health and given the tools to do so. The ability of electronic health records [Read More]

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