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07/29/2010

Member News
N.J. hospitals are honored in U.S. News & World Report (newjerseynewsroom.com) But Hackensack University Medical Center didn't do badly. It was singled out for its geriatrics department and its heart/heart surgery department, the only hospital in New Jersey to receive two rankings in this year's publication. It was also only one of 152 hospitals to be ranked in the top 50 in a specialty.

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Teen helps raise nearly $28,000 for Somerset Medical Center (mycentraljersey.com) Stephen Wurst has been trying to raise money in honor of his late mother, Laurie Parlin, for most of this year.

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Children’s Healthcare Coverage
Health insurers win concession on kids' coverage (washingtonpost.com) The health insurance industry has won a concession from the Obama administration on insurance coverage for children.

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Independent Payment Advisory Board
GOP leaders push to repeal Medicare cost-cutting panel (thehill.com) Top Senate Republicans this week unveiled legislation to eliminate the Independent Payment Advisory Board (IPAB), the panel recently created by Democrats to fast-track Medicare cuts when spending tops pre-set limits.

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Medical Services
Americans Cut Back on Visits to Doctor (online.wsj.com) Insured Americans are using fewer medical services, raising questions about whether patients are consuming less health care as they pick up a greater share of the costs.

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