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The Road Ahead: Health & Technology

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Video: Health and Technology in the 111th Congress

October 23, 2008

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Pharmacies Grapple With Their Future

October 23, 2008

Community pharmacies and their mail-order counterparts are in a battle that is being waged on Main Street and might conclude in Congress.

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Device Makers Fear Medicare Cuts in 111th Congress

October 23, 2008

Lobby groups that represent the medical device and technology sector have a long to-do list for the 111th Congress. But much of that agenda will mean playing defense to ward off Medicare funding cuts and other potential pitfalls for the worldwide industry worth nearly $200 billion a year.

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Snowe Puts Emphasis on Privacy

October 23, 2008

Sen. Olympia Snowe (R-Maine) has taken a central role in pushing legislation on health information technology, and in particular, privacy for health care records.

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Obama Says He Will Spend Billions on Improving Health IT

October 23, 2008

Every year tens of thousands of people die because a doctor or nurse misreads their medical charts. Presidential hopeful Sen. Barack Obama (D-Ill.) wants to put an end to this.

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McCain Cites Department of Veterans Affairs as Health IT Leader

October 23, 2008

At the final presidential debate, Sen. John McCain (R-Ariz.) referred to a cause that he and Democratic candidate Sen. Barack Obama (Ill.) have joined along with President Bush: electronic health records.