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Coverage & Access - USA Today Examines Financial Strain on Retirees With Fixed Incomes as Costs of Health Care, Other Essentials Increase
in the first article of a series about retirement issues in the 21st century, examined how retirees are seeing 'inflation wring much of the value out of their fixed incomes.' Jim Dau, a spokesperson for AARP, said, 'By any measure, people who are retired

Health Care Marketplace - More Than 500 Backlogged Whistle-Blower Cases Allege Health Care, Drug Company Fraud
Whistle-blower lawsuits alleging that pharmaceutical companies and government contractors defrauded the federal government have created a backlog of more than 900 cases at the , the Washington Post reports. According to the Post, more than 500 of the

Health Care Marketplace - UnitedHealth Group Announces Lower Profit Outlook, Will Restructure To Focus More on Regional Coverage
UnitedHealth Group on Wednesday lowered its earnings guidance because of reduced commercial businesses and higher-than-expected Medicare-related costs and said it would restructure the company with a greater focus on regional coverage, the Chicago

Virtual Worlds: An Untapped Healthcare Marketing Resource
Second Life is part of a new media category known as 'virtual worlds,' an area that has been receiving a lot of attention recently. The channel's ascension begs the question: What possibilities exist for SL's use in pharma healthcare marketing and sales?

Virtual Worlds: An Untapped Healthcare Marketing Resource
Medical Marketing and Media The healthcare and pharmaceutical industry hasn't yet discovered the full potential of virtual worlds as a marketing tool. Virtual worlds such as Second Life offer an environment that's well suited for training, dispensing
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