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Stents: How new technology drives health costs

2011-04-25T15:30:08Z

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, the researc...

SAY WHAT? POSITIVE TRENDS IN HEALTH PLAN COSTS?

2010-04-16T14:58:47Z

Are health care cost projections finally leveling off for 2009? 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 on an annual basis - was during the Clinton administration when then-First Lady Hillary Clinton proposed a natio...

American Medical Association's Annual Meeting, June 23-27, 2007

2010-10-23T19:00:51Z

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Health-Care Costs Easing

2010-10-26T20:43:09Z

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Hospital Turf War Over Well-Heeled Patients in Chicago

2010-10-22T23:05:54Z

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Chicago Mayor

2011-01-04T12:01:38Z

Chicago mayoral candidate Rahm Emanuel smiles during at a news conference at the Better Boys Foundation, Tuesday, Jan. 4, 2011, in Chicago. (AP Photo/M. Spencer Green)

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APTOPIX Chicago Mayor Emanuel

2011-01-04T12:01:36Z

Chicago mayoral candidate Rahm Emanuel waits in the wings before speaking at a news conference at the Better Boys Foundation, Tuesday, Jan. 4, 2011, in Chicago. (AP Photo/M. Spencer Green)

Food iPad Restaurant Menus

2011-01-03T08:30:52Z

In this photo taken Wednesday, Dec. 1, 2010, Keith, left, and Peg Bragg of Chicago view the wine list on an iPad at Chicago Cut steakhouse in Chicago. The restaurant is just one eatery of several across the U.S. that have started uploading menus and wine lists to the digital devices. (AP P...

Dreaming Big Bionic Legs

2010-12-29T14:02:32Z

In this Dec. 16, 2010 photo, former NBA basketball player Mike Williams works with assistant physical therapist Arnel Cordero during his physical therapy session at Glencrest Nursing and Rehabilitation Centre in

Winter Weather

2010-12-27T08:32:16Z

Long lines of travelers rebook their tickets at O'Hare International Airport Monday morning, Dec. 27, 2010 in Chicago as severe weather in Northeast stranded many travelers and claused many flight cancellations. (AP Photo/Kiichiro Sato)