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Jul 09 2012

Bloomberg

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Medicare, the U.S. health plan for the elderly, signed up 89 new accountable care organizations this year as of July 1

Jul 09 2012

Heatlh Leaders Media

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In just a few months, a patient may walk into an ambulatory surgery center, pull up the organization’s quality metrics on his or her smartphone, and walk right back out.

Jul 09 2012

Wall Street Journal

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WellPoint Inc.’s purchase of Medicaid insurer Amerigroup Corp. catapults WellPoint deep into the chase for a huge—but potentially risky—new market covering people with costly health problems known as dual-eligible patients

Jul 09 2012

Bloomberg

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WellPoint Inc. (WLP), the second-biggest U.S. health insurer, will buy Amerigroup Corp. (AGP) for $4.9 billion, a move that may spur a wave of acquisitions as companies compete to manage an expanding Medicaid market.

Jul 09 2012

2012 MedPAC Report

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The Medicare Payment Advisory Commission delivers an annual report to Congress on what it views as the pressing issues for the Medicare program. This year's report touches on several issues,…

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Jul 06 2012

Patient-Centered Health IT

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Another excellent Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality has been released, this one examining the state of health information technology that enables patient-centered care. The report summarizes evidence on the…

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Jul 04 2012

Comparative Regulatory Review of Drugs

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The New England Journal of Medicine contains an article on the relative review process and outcomes for the FDA, Health Canada, and the European Medicines Agency, with the surprising finding…

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Jul 03 2012

Wall Street Journal

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As they brace for the eventual needs of the aging baby boom generation, hospice providers are working to diversify their services and dispel misconceptions about what they do.

Jul 03 2012

Bloomberg

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MModal Inc., a provider of medical document processing technology, said it agreed to be bought by a JPMorgan Chase & Co. unit for about $1.1 billion.

Jul 03 2012

SacBee.com

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Dignity Health, formerly Catholic Healthcare West, said Monday it will acquire U.S. HealthWorks, which bills itself as the largest independent operator of occupational medicine and urgent care centers in the United States.

Jul 03 2012

HealthLeaders Media

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Sen. Al Franken (D-MN) introduced the End Debt Collector Abuse Act of 2012 last Wednesday. The act would amend the federal Fair Debt Collection Practices Act to include medical debt and would set limits on the access that debt collectors can have to hospital patients.

Jul 03 2012

SacBee.com

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SXC Health Solutions Completes Merger with Catalyst Health Solutions

Jul 03 2012

Kaiser Health News

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A growing number of Republican lawmakers and state Medicaid officials, including those in Florida, Texas and at least seven other Republican-leaning states, have said they may indeed walk away from the nearly $1 trillion federal pot

Jul 02 2012

Miami Herald

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Healthcare act survives, but it’s a tattered quilt

Jul 02 2012

Wall Street Journal

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Hospitals are urging states to expand Medicaid under the new health-care law, bringing a potent political force to bear on governors who face pressure from Republican leaders to opt out of the beefed-up program.