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New Blue Ribbon Cost Panel Launched

HCCI, the Health Care Cost Institute, brings together several of the most important US health care data bases to ’allow researchers and policymakers access to a comprehensive collection of health plan and government payer data that will offer new insights into health care costs, utilization, and intensity.” Launched in September 2011, HCCI will provide access to de-identified data from plans operated by Aetna, Humana, Kaiser Permanente and UnitedHealthcare, as well as government data from Medicare Fee For Service and Medicare Advantage activity. HCCI will allow data access to accredited researchers whose proposals meet HCCI’s data and scientific usage standards.

For more information: http://www.healthcostinstitute.org/files/hcci-press-release-final.pdf

Personalized medicine

A look at disruptor, breakaway and follower companies in a Life Science Leader article quoting Howard Tag.

Access the article with this link http://www.lifescienceleader.com/index.php?option=com_jambozine&layout=article&view=page&aid=4337&Itemid=99999999

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