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  1. WalMart leading the charge for health care reform: http://online.wsj.com/article/SB124640564559176649.html
  2. @MedTourismRsrch Medical Travel is better...I expect destination surgery to gain some traction as well.
  3. Nuwire Investor on medical tourism investment: http://bit.ly/YO9wd
  4. University of Michican stud finds low consumer confidence in the health care system http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/us_health_care_poll
  5. 1 in 4 people afraid they'll lose their health care coverage: http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/us_health_care_poll
  6. @CQCINTER most doctors do not belong to the AMA, but it is a force in setting healthcare policy. The article links to a discussion on same.
  7. A doctor asks, is the AMA relevant? : http://open.salon.com/blog/rahul_k_parikh/2009/06/16/how_relevant_is_the_american_medical_association
  8. health insurers refuse to limit recission of coverage:http://www.latimes.com/business/la-fi-rescind17-2009jun17,0,5870586.story
  9. @JosefWoodman Genzyme has a +90% profit margin? I'd say they are pretty clearly the winner here; their pricing policies ensure this.
  10. @JosefWoodman that NY Times article and the study that prompted: http://bit.ly/dPcbn
  11. @JosefWoodman Regarding the tired old 'caveat emptor' trope:The NYTimes has reported that high cost isn't proof of high quality in medicine
  12. @rubentoral Would be great if you could offer this online after the conference!
  13. Obama proposes $200 billion cut to Medicare over next 10 years http://bit.ly/16oAMc
  14. CDC and WHO: Most who contract swine have only mild symptoms and don't need medical treatment. http://bit.ly/mLmQn
  15. WHO declares first pandemic in 41 years. Level 6 warning reflects breadth vs.mortality of cases. http://bit.ly/mLmQn
  16. @JosefWoodman nice article...it's good to see medical travel getting an 'official' recommendation from the perspective of health care reform
  17. @rubentoral Health Travel Guides regularly receives inquiries by patients seeking non-FDA approved treatments for cancer, strokes.
  18. @JosefWoodman nice summary of the US to Mexico medical travel trend. Angeles Hospitals of Mexico served more than 4,000 Americans since '06
  19. Arizona couple planning to have their baby in Mexico, citing dual citizenship, large cost savings benefits.
  20. @medeguide A great example of technology improving lives!