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Apr 26 2012

Prostate Cancer Imaging Rates

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An article in Health Affairs examines imaging rates for prostate cancer patients, adding a new viewpoint to the geographic variation in care debate by finding that low imaging areas have…

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Apr 25 2012

Bloomberg

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Minnesota Attorney General Lori Swanson is suing Chicago- based Accretive for violations of U.S. and state patient-privacy and debt-collection laws.

Apr 25 2012

HealthLeaders Media

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Over the past few years community engagement positions have been popping up at some of the country’s more forward-looking healthcare institutions.

Apr 25 2012

New York Times

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Every year, a vitally important issue gets lost in the din: disability insurance payments, which account for almost $1 out of every $5 spent by Social Security, are growing out of control.

Apr 25 2012

Fiscal Times

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$182,000 to Remove an Appendix. The prices ranged from $1,529 to $182,955 with the median hospital charge of $33,611, the study showed.

Apr 25 2012

HealthLeaders Media

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Acute care hospitals will receive a 2.3% increase in operating payment for Medicare patients if they participate in hospital inpatient quality reporting programs under the latest proposed rules from CMS.

Apr 25 2012

Reuters

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Non-profit hospitals will struggle with higher costs if the U.S. Supreme Court overturns a key part of the healthcare reform law that requires individuals to buy insurance, Moody’s Investors Service said

Apr 25 2012

PMSI Drug Trend Report

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PMSI has released its 2012 Drug Trend Report for workers' compensation business. Medical costs are an increasing portion of workers' compensation payouts and drug spending, particularly for pain medications, has…

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Apr 24 2012

Wall Street Journal

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A growing number of patient-advocacy groups are playing matchmaker, linking patients to researchers who need them for clinical trials.

Apr 24 2012

Washington Post

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If Supreme Court rejects Obama’s health law, employers, insurers will drive their own overhaul

Apr 24 2012

NPR.org

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A growing number of health experts are warning of potential collateral damage if the Supreme Court strikes down the entire 2010 Affordable Care Act: potential chaos in the Medicare program.

Apr 24 2012

Reuters

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ResCare, Inc. the largest private, non-franchise home care company in the country, announced today that it has selected MedApps, Inc. as its remote patient biometric monitoring partner.

Apr 24 2012

GAO on Medicare Advantage

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A report from the Government Accounting Office trashes the Administration's Medicare Advantage bonus "demonstration", suggesting it was a thinly-veiled subterfuge, wasn't likely saving money and wasn't likely to improve quality.

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Apr 23 2012

New York Times

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G.A.O. Calls Test Project by Medicare Costly Waste

Apr 23 2012

Fiscal Times

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Cancer Screenings Stoke the Overdiagnosis Debate