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  1. RT @NPRHealth Changing Hospitals To Treat Patients Better n.pr/MuURIy
  2. FCC to vote on opening up wireless spectrum for medical device use in hospitals: online.wsj.com/article/SB1000… via @wsj
  3. .@healthaffairs study finds that majority of individual health policies fail to meet new law standards nytimes.com/2012/05/24/hea… via @nytimes
  4. Slight uptick in employment-based health coverage rate now on the wane, according to EBRI report: on.wsj.com/LtkWbn via @wsj
  5. .@HarryReid said @Senate is "very close" to reaching an agreement to advance an @FDA bill later today bit.ly/LtkRo8
  6. RT @modenhealthcr Modern Healthcare: GOP targeting reform law's device tax j.mp/Jn5cV2
  7. Congressional Republicans are divided over what to do if the Supreme Court strikes down all or part of #HCR on.wsj.com/LgrAPs
  8. With budget battles ahead, White House official urges cautious approach on #Medicare bit.ly/LfHSbh
  9. RT @NPRHealth NPR, RWJF and Harvard look at what it's like to be sick inside the U.S. Health Care System n.pr/Mb5u3d
  10. Higher prices at hospitals drove a rise in health spending during the recession, reports @KaiserHealthNews bit.ly/KDFvPT
  11. The Obama Administration announces bold new research program on drugs that tackle Alzheimer’s disease nyti.ms/KDFtHG via @NYTimes
  12. #Healthcare costs rise, not because of waste, but services themselves are getting more expensive politi.co/KDFlbb via @Politico
  13. .@WhiteHouse supports bill that would reauthorize user fees from companies making prescription drugs & medical devices bit.ly/M2cJtY
  14. RT @aviksaroy Are House Republicans Caving in on Repealing #Obamacare? Doubtful: onforb.es/JiWPOS @Forbes @jenhab
  15. Yale researchers say US clears drugs faster than Europe & Canada: bit.ly/M2ckru via @AP
  16. For adolescents in substance abuse treatment programs, social networking sites may prompt relapse bit.ly/Jm13p1 via @MedScape
  17. Study reveals that surgeons who own surgery centers perform 14%~22% more surgeries that those who do not: bit.ly/Kiz3Mc
  18. How immigration will be a health policy challenge, provided that #ACA survives: politi.co/Kiz2rT via @Politico
  19. Average annual #healthcare cost for a family tops $20,000: lat.ms/Kiz03h via @LATimes
  20. Obesity is not only a threat to the nation’s health but also economy & security,writes Susan Blumenthal: huff.to/KiyYby via @HuffPost