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Hope Street Group

May 2009
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Doug Elmendorf is now director of the Congressional Budget Office, where he’s charged with pricing the various reform proposals. Nothing moves without being “scored” by his office, and an unfavorable assessment of a program’s cost can be tantamount to defeat. 

He’s one of five people you may have never heard of who could affect the course of health care reform.

 

 

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“As Mayor of San Francisco, the first city to offer universal access for the uninsured, I know that America’s cities can provide compassionate and innovative health care to their residents,” said Mayor Newsom. San Francisco is attempting to offer universal health care through its controversial Healthy San Francisco program, which has won plaudits from some health reform advocates while antagonizing many small businesses in San Francisco.

 

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By Matt Hamblen

 

Mon, May 04, 2009 —                                                                                              Computerworld —

 

After years of talk about wireless technologies' potential for widespread use in medical applications, they appear to be ready for a takeoff in adoption within health care organizations.

And some doctors and IT professionals think that wireless has the potential to transform health care in the U.S. by improving patient care and lowering costs.

 

It remains to be seen whether that will prove to be a sound prediction or yet another case of cockeyed optimism about new technologies. But wireless proponents such as Dr. Eric Topol are in a bullish mood.

 

 

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