Health Headlines for Tuesday, June 28

Cuomo and Billy Joel Ride for Breast Cancer Awareness

New York Times

It is probably safe to say that in the history of bill signings by governors in the State of New York, few, if any, featured the entrance that Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo made on Monday.

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Pharmacy Managers Unleash Big Data

Bloomberg

OptumRx was doing a routine analysis of a client’s prescription-drug claims when it noticed something odd.

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Excellus BlueCross BlueShield launches website to help patients make wise choices

Buffalo News

In the national Choosing Wisely campaign, more than 70 medical specialty societies recommend tests or procedures that doctors and patients should question.

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City’s medical schools, mortuary school push back against lawmakers over bill concerning unclaimed dead

New York Daily News

A battle is brewing at the Capitol over one of the city’s more ghoulish commodities — its unclaimed dead.

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