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The mobile Internet economy
May 31, 2012
The troubled Facebook IPO is casting a pall over high tech (wrongly, I think). The signal moment for the emergence of an even larger digital economy wasn't Facebook. It was Apple's iPad. It's the visible symbol of the rapid embrace of wireless data -- video, images, content, data and communication -- throughout the global economy. A safe forecast: The mobile Internet will transform personal finance.
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A new frontier for wireless medical devices?
May 22, 2012
An FCC vote this week could allocate part of the broadcast spectrum for a new wave of health care technology.
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Health care costs climb for kids
May 21, 2012
A report from a new think tank called Health Care Cost Institute says spending on health care for children under 18 is rising nearly one-and-a-half times faster than for those 55 to 64.
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A startling health-care bill
May 9, 2012
The mutual fund giant Fidelity calculates that a 65-year-old couple retiring in 2012 will need around $240,000 to cover medical expenses through their retirement. Ouch!
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Getting bossy with doctors for cheaper treatment
May 3, 2012
A new study finds financial incentives push doctors to offer pricier elective treatments. But CEOs can push back.
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A comparison-shopping site for health care
May 1, 2012
Silicon Valley venture capitalists bet big on a startup that says it will let consumers compare prices for medical procedures. Those can be very tough numbers to come by.
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Can spying on workers be a good thing?
Apr 30, 2012
Do you work harder when someone is watching you? A company called Arrowsight that thinks you do. It's helping other companies install cameras in the workplace to make sure employees are doing their jobs correctly.
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Health insurers make premium paybacks
Apr 26, 2012
Policyholders and employers in several states will get money back from their health care providers. It's all part of a plan to spend a bigger share of health care premiums on actual health care.
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Health law uncertainty creates chaos for some doctors
Apr 24, 2012
Doubt about which parts of the health care law may stand, if any, is changing the way some doctors do business.
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Medicare, Social Security get annual checkup
Apr 23, 2012
A trustee report on the fiscal health of Medicare and Social Security will allow political parties to spin their message.
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