Development of a joint inpatient electronic health records system will satisfy almost all the requirements of the Defense and Veterans Affairs departments, according to a long sequestered report obtained by Nextgov. The US spends more than $2 trillion dollars a year on health care, but experts reckon that as much as half of the money is doing nothing to improve the health of Americans. Development of a joint inpatient electronic health records system will satisfy almost all the requirements of the Defense and Veterans Affairs departments, according to a long sequestered report obtained by Nextgov. 123rfBy Kate StinchfieldMONDAY, Dec. 1, 2008 (Health.com) Pregnant women who take the epilepsy drug valproate may be more likely to have a child with autism than those who dont take the seizure-controlling drug, according to a study On Wednesday, December 17, join reproductive health experts Marilyn Keefe of the National Partnership for Women & Families, William Smith of SIECUS, Heather Boonstra of Guttmacher Institute, Cristina Page of BirthControlWatch.org, Active and retired state workers will see a 5 percent increase in the cost of their health insurance. The state Public Employees Benefit Board decided Wednesday to save $23 million over the next fiscal year by reducing the state subsidy