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May 17 2012

Milliman on 2012 Health Care Costs

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Milliman tracks the average cost of health care for a family and issues an annual report. The 2012 version is out, showing that average family costs are over $20,000 for…

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May 16 2012

Medicare Part D Spending

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Among government health care programs, the Part D prescription drug benefit in Medicare has been extremely successful, costing less than projected. Beneficiaries also are satisfied with the program, which consists…

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May 16 2012

PE Hub

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Alliance Health Networks, a social networking company serving consumers and the healthcare industry, has acquired Medify, a provider of data-driven treatment information

May 16 2012

Wall Street Journal

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Piramal Healthcare Ltd. said Wednesday it will acquire U.S.-based health-information manager Decision Resources Group for about $635 million, the second recent overseas buy by the Indian company that is looking to invest its huge cash pile.

May 16 2012

TwinCities.com

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Accretive Health was subject of a scathing report in April from Minnesota Attorney General Lori Swanson is convening national policy leaders to set standards for how hospitals should inform patients about the money they owe for health care.

May 16 2012

Bloomberg

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As hospitals digitize patient records and amass huge amounts of data, many are relying on companies such as Microsoft, SAS Institute Inc., International Business Machines Corp. and Oracle Corp., whose data-mining technologies can help them detect patterns and improve medical care.

May 16 2012

PE Hub

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Australia’s top pathology and radiology group, has agreed to buy some pathology assets from private equity-owned Healthscope for A$100 million ($100 million), in what could be a test for the competition watchdog

May 15 2012

Washington Post

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Health policy experts anticipate that the wave of new insurance subscribers will lead to a spike in demand for medical services. Nurse practitioners are rolling out a campaign this week to explain what, exactly, nurse practitioners do — and why patients should trust them with their medical needs.

May 15 2012

CDH Plans

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Consumer-directed or high-deductible insurance plans continue to grow in popularity and an article in Health Affairs suggests that they could save over $50 billion annually if most people were covered…

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May 15 2012

HealthLeaders Media

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Three in four healthcare organizations had to find temporary physicians at some point in the last 12 months because they couldn’t find permanent physicians, survey data shows.

May 15 2012

HealthLeaders Media

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Florida’s major health insurer has joined forces with two South Florida healthcare providers to create a specialty accountable care organization that will focus on oncology services.

May 15 2012

Bloomberg

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Health insurers will gain $1 trillion in new revenue over the next eight years under the 2010 health- care law, assuming it’s upheld by the Supreme Court, according to a Bloomberg Government study.

May 14 2012

HealthLeaders Media

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Computer-based clinical decision-support systems offer great opportunities to improve care and reduce costs, but healthcare leaders have to remember who’s ultimately in charge: the human operating the computer.

May 14 2012

SeattleTimes

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As U.S. argues over health care, nations embrace global coverage – Many political leaders around the world also have concluded that creating a system of universal health care is crucial to remaining competitive and sustaining economic growth.

May 14 2012

Extendhealth.com

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Towers Watson to Acquire Extend Health in Move to Expand Retiree Benefit Services