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Jan 23 2013

drx

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Connecture, a health care IT firm, has acquired DRx, the old Destination Rx, which provides the engine to help Medicare beneficiaries select a Part D plan and other services. Terms were not announced.

Jan 23 2013

wllpt

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Wellpoint reported earnings that were up significantly from last year, when it incurred a Medicare-related hit, with modest member growth before acquisitions and a projection of flat earnings for 2013.

Jan 23 2013

EHRs Not Doing the Job Yet

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An article by Rand Corp researchers published in Health Affairs indicates that electronic health records and other aspects of health information technology are not fulfilling their promise, whatever that was.…

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Jan 22 2013

herc

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An audit by the Office of Inspector General found errors on almost 75% of Medicare Herceptin claims, mostly overcharging for an already very expensive drug.

Jan 22 2013

mel dec

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An article in JAMA Dermatology reveals that most mobile phone apps designed to aid in melanoma detection are unreliable.

Jan 22 2013

aet

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Aetna has reached an agreement to sell its Medicaid business in Missouri, covering about 100,000 persons, to Wellcare.

Jan 22 2013

Managed Care Digest Part II

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Today is the second part of our review of this year's Sanofi Managed Care Digest, with information of drug coverage and other aspects of health benefits.

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Jan 21 2013

Managed Care Digest Part I

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Sanofi sponsors the Managed Care Digest Series and just released the 2012-13 edition, which contains a plethora of data on HMOs, PPOs and their use and management of prescription drugs.

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Jan 18 2013

Federal Pharmacy Report

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Allow drug spending growth has slowed, it is still a significant category of cost and adding drug benefits to Medicare and Medicaid has caused concern about how those drugs are…

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Jan 17 2013

overuse

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Research published in the Archives of Internal Medicine suggests that underuse of appropriate care has been reduced in the last ten years but that overuse of inappropriate care has not, which has obvious implications for health spending.

Jan 17 2013

hq

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A study in Pediatrics suggests that the primary factor in hospital quality is the illness burden and nature of the population served, which has implications for the design of quality initiatives.

Jan 17 2013

uhg

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UnitedHealth Group announced fourth quarter results, which were largely in line, put gave a 2013 forecast below analysts projections.

Jan 17 2013

medpac

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Materials are available from latest Medicare Payment Advisory Commission meeting, at which the Commission recommended elimination of the SGR formula and took other actions.

Jan 17 2013

Patient Navigation Report

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The Center for Health Affairs releases a report regarding opportunities for patient navigation tools and services to improve health care quality and potentially impact spending.

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Jan 16 2013

cent

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Centene is to acquire AcariaHealth, a specialty pharmacy provider, for around $150 million dollars.

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