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The Economist weighs in on the political chances of healthcare reform in the US. In a nutshell, there’s an outside chance the House will pass the Senate bill then modify, but it’s more likely it will all wither like Hillarycare.
 
In the meantime, the ARRA HITECH provisions for moving doctors to Electronic Medical Records (EMRs) stand, so we can continue to expect more money to flow into Healthcare IT.
 
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http://www.economist.com/world/united-states/displaystory.cfm?story_id=15453116

A good opinion piece from MIT Technology Review, arguing that a policy that encourages innovation in genetic testing is more likely to get us the benefit of better health than the current solution of slugging it out in patent lawsuits – like this month’s lawsuit between the ACLU and Myriad Genetics. Patenting genes associated with cancer does not seem the right way to go, but unfortunately the untested state of knowledge in this area muddies the waters.
 
http://www.technologyreview.com/biomedicine/22704/