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Health Care Technology

Hospitals, drug costs and technology will increase healthcare costs in 2015

Despite the focus on making healthcare more affordable, a new study suggests that the cost to treat patients could escalate starting in 2015. An estimated 6.8% rise in costs is

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The Hospital Steve Jobs Would Have Built

If the Apple Store opened a hospital it would look like the Walnut Hill Medical Center in Dallas. On Thursday the ribbon will be cut and the doors will open

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The Costly Paradox of Health-Care Technology

As an economist who studies health care, I find it hard to know whether to welcome or fear new technology. Surgeons can replace a heart valve with a plastic and

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