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May 21 2012

Bloomberg

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The percentage of U.S. adults who are obese appears to have plateaued.

May 21 2012

Washington Post

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As the federal government pumps billions of bonus dollars into private Medicare health plans to encourage better care, the quality rating system used to award the bonuses is coming under increasing fire.

May 21 2012

Wall Street Journal

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If the Supreme Court strikes down the law as unconstitutional, according to Kaiser, the roughly 16 million low-income adults that the Medicaid expansion would help would likely remain uninsured.

May 21 2012

WCRI Annual Report

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I will be traveling the next two weeks so our posts will be less frequent. Todays focuses on workers' compensation and reviews an annual report put out by the Workers'…

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May 18 2012

Washington Post

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Doctors ditching the prescription pad as more than a third of prescriptions now are electronic

May 18 2012

NPR.org

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Embattled Hospital Debt Collector Taps Politicians For Defense

May 18 2012

Washington Post

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Nearly 62,000 ‘uninsurable’ patients could lose coverage if the health care law is overturned

May 18 2012

HealthLeaders Media

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The Department of Health and Human Services on Wednesday announced the award of $181 million in new grants to help states establish health insurance exchanges.

May 17 2012

Annals of Family Medicine

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EHR use was not associated with better adherence to care guidelines or a more rapid improvement in adherence.

May 17 2012

Reuters

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The Obama administration forged ahead with healthcare reforms on Wednesday, announcing a November 16 deadline for state governments to submit proposals showing how they intend to operate health insurance exchanges in 2014.

May 17 2012

Startribune.com

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Just months after a consulting firm swept into the Fairview system with a new approach to collecting money from patients, hospital employees were expressing alarm and frustration, records show.

May 17 2012

HealthLeaders Media

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Aetna Inc. is developing commercial ACO and ACO-like relationships with several providers. The company has 10 agreements in place and expects to have a total of 20 under contract by the end of 2012

May 17 2012

HealthLeaders Media

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The national annual cost of medical care for a typical family of four with PPO coverage has edged up over $20,000 for the first time, according to the actuarial and consulting firm, Milliman.

May 17 2012

Reuters

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While Supreme Court watchers focus on the controversial insurance requirement in President Barack Obama’s healthcare law, lesser known is that the court’s ruling next month will also decide the fate of billions of dollars in new taxes.