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A hearing over the Internal Revenue Service and Affordable Care Act, alas, didn't have quite the collegial tone as the MGMA meeting. Indeed, it got downright devilish.
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While the atmosphere at the Medical Group Management Association annual conference in San Diego was highly collegial, some traces of Washington's toxic political environment did seep into the event.
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Outliers knows there are all kinds of ways to promote healthier eating habits, so we were intrigued to hear about two universities that are putting some solutions right in students' hands.
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“They've shut down the government over an ideological crusade to deny affordable health insurance to millions of Americans.”—President Barack Obama
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Andrew Michail, a 20-year-old pre-med student at Wayne State University, wanted to make a difference in the lives of low-income patients whom he helped during volunteer stints at medical clinics in Detroit.
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Last week's government shutdown shuttered national parks and furloughed more than 800,000 federal workers. But Outliers was left wondering, what about the federal mice? And don't forget the federal rats.
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If last week's government shutdown left you nauseated, Outliers hopes you were in Pittsburgh. The Steel City had the distinct honor of hosting the first ever international vomiting conference. Of if you want to be formal, “Biology and Control of Nausea and Vomiting 2013.”
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Former Grateful Dead drummer Mickey Hart has a new piece of equipment accompanying him on his latest tour—a cap fitted with electrodes that capture his brain activity and direct the movements of a light show while he's jamming on stage.
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For children with chronic medical conditions, being stuck in a hospital can be, at times, scary, stressful, lonely and even mind-numbingly boring. But at Miami Children's Hospital, young patients and their families will be able to channel those feelings into creative art projects during two...
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Outliers has always thought of the profusion of acronyms in healthcare as just annoying. But now, one has sparked a legal battle, as University HealthSystem Consortium is suing UnitedHealth Group over the use of “UHC.”
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