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ALSO NOTED: WellPoint exposes patient data; ED visits go up when OR trims Medicaid rolls; and much more...

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Created Apr 25 2008 - 6:59am

> Security pros are lambasting WellPoint, which may have inadvertently allowed Web users to access data on 130,000 of its beneficiaries. FierceHealthIT [1]

> A new study has found that when Oregon dropped a large group of Medicaid enrollees, the state's ED traffic went up. FierceHealthFinance [2]

> It seems that pharmaceutical companies are waaaay behind on the drug effectiveness and safety studies that they're supposed to do once the drugs are approved. Surprised? FiercePharma [3]

> Harvard president Drew Faust argues that the government's system for funding biotech research is broken. FierceBiotech [4]

And Finally... What's really entertaining about reading this drug ad parody is that for a minute or two, you don't realize you're being taken for a ride. (Warning: Don't be drinking or eating anything when you read the advisory for squirrels). Site [5]


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http://www.fiercehealthcare.com/story/also-noted-wellpoint-exposes-patient-data-ed-visits-go-up-when-or-trims-med/2008-04-25