I have posted here several times on the X-PRIZE FOUNDATION relative to genomics research. More on this portion of the competition in the area of genomics can be read here. In genomics, there are also new advancements coming along too from those who are not participants as well, so it could...
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on 10-15-2008
Filed under: Technology, Insurance, Other Items of Interest, My Commentaries, healthcare, health insurance, X Prize, Wellpoint, 10 million
As the article states, you don’t need marketing for cancer drugs, as the need is unfortunately already there, thus marketing for cancer drugs does not necessarily carry the same sales expense as do other drugs. We have all seen the “tiered plans” on what level drugs are listed with insurance coverage...
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on 10-13-2008
Filed under: Medically Related, Insurance, Other Items of Interest, My Commentaries, personalized medicine, Genomics, health insurance, Pharma, Prescriptions, Cancer, R and D, Science 2.0
The Human audit trail has arrived or I should say will arrive in January. Will we someday all be walking around with a device like this clipped to our clothing? This looks like an item that could be integrated in to one of the online Personal Healthcare Records programs as a next step . ...
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on 10-12-2008
Filed under: Medically Related, Technology, Insurance, Other Items of Interest, My Commentaries, healthcare, Medical Records, health insurance, PHR, Google Health, HealthVault, software, fitness monitoring, Fitness, Big Brother, Employer health InsuranceInsurance
Prime Healthcare is growing in size, lagging just a bit behind Kaiser in size. By not having signed contracts, the hospitals can bill at their rate of service charge, so there are no breaks for the insurance companies. The hospitals see everyone in the ER rooms and are pretty much a lot of...
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on 07-02-2008
Filed under: Medically Related, Insurance, Other Items of Interest, My Commentaries, Hospital, health insurance, Kaiser Permanente, Prime Health Care
There’s a lot of focus this week on the Medicare reductions, but in California there’s also the Medi-Cal cuts. Already it is very difficult to find physicians who will still take Medi-Cal today, that battle through attrition has already be done, but the biggest potential losers in California are...
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on 06-29-2008
Filed under: Medically Related, Insurance, Other Items of Interest, My Commentaries, healthcare, health insurance, Budgets, Medi-Cal