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CHICAGO (Reuters) - Heart devices known as drug-eluting stents have added as much as $1.57 billion to U.S. health costs since their introduction in 2003, U.S. researchers said on Monday.The study offers an illustration of how new technology can drive health costs, ...
If you believe the most recent employee benefit consultant surveys, they are - and this time the stabilizing trends may have some staying power.The last time health care cost increases seemed to be slowing down - falling to 10% or lower increases ...
The 2007 annual meeting of the House of Delegates of the American Medical Association (AMA) took place from June 23-27 in Chicago. THURSDAY, June 28 (HealthDay News) -- A set of strategies to contain health care costs in the United States that ...
Employer health-care costs are expected to rise at a slower pace in the year ahead, as more workplaces offer wellness programs and consumer-driven coverage options, according to Aon Consulting.. Based on a survey of more than 70 health-care insurers, the Chicago-based consulting ...
Prosperous patients can do wonders for a hospital's finances. The Chicago Tribune reports that the University of Chicago Medical Center is planning a physician practice within walking distance of Northwestern Memorial. It appears that cardiology services will be part of the offering, ...
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