| Related News ItemsHealth Highlights: Feb. 22, 2012Wed, 22 Feb 2012 11:03:05 -0800 Here are some of the latest health and medical news developments, compiled by the editors of HealthDay: Read More... Feds loan $638M for health co-ops in 8 statesWed, 22 Feb 2012 05:49:12 -0800 Health care cooperatives that are being launched in eight states announced Tuesday they will receive a total of $638 million in loans from the Obama administration under the federal health insurance law. Read More... Catalyst Health Beats on VolumeWed, 22 Feb 2012 09:00:27 -0800 Catalyst Health reported fourth-quarter operating earnings per share of 69 cents, beating the Zacks Consensus Estimate by 3 cents. Read More... Health Evolution Partners Makes Investment in Freedom Innovations, LLCWed, 22 Feb 2012 05:00:00 -0800 Health Evolution Partners, a health care private equity firm, announced today that it has acquired a majority interest in Freedom Innovations, LLC . Freedom, based in Irvine, California, is a leading provider of premium high-technology prosthetic devices and is focused on developing world-class solutions for individuals with lower limb amputations. Read More... Nebraska health insurance plan debate beginsWed, 22 Feb 2012 08:53:31 -0800 The road to Nebraska creating its own health insurance exchange could be a long one, as indicated Tuesday by nearly three hours of testimony before lawmakers. Read More... Health Fidelity Named Finalist at West Coast Health IT Innovation Exchange SummitWed, 22 Feb 2012 12:01:00 -0800 MENLO PARK, Calif., Feb. 22, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Health Fidelity , Inc., provider of a breakthrough natural language processing (NLP) platform for healthcare, has been selected to participate with major ... Read More... Health Care Costs: The Art Of The PracticalTue, 21 Feb 2012 10:55:30 -0800 My last post argued that the escalation of health care cost is the root of the long term U.S. fiscal problem, and health care reform following the Massachusetts/ACA* model makes the problem worse. Recent analysis of health care spending in Mass in the five years since health care reform shows an acceleration of both spending and insurance rates relative to both the national trend and the ... Read More... Orion Health Announces New Version of Industry-leading Rhapsody Integration EngineTue, 21 Feb 2012 06:00:00 -0800 Orion Health, the leader in health information exchange and healthcare integration solutions, today announced Orion Health™ Rhapsody® Integration Engine version 5. Rhapsody provides comprehensive support for a vast range of communication protocols and message formats, ensuring connectivity between all systems. Read More... Health Care REIT, Inc. 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