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Jul 01 2010

Washington Post

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New health coverage for uninsured people with health problems won’t be cheap – monthly premiums as high as $900, administration officials said Wednesday

Jul 01 2010

The US Health System Stinks…Or Does It?

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The Commonwealth Fund issues one of its regular reports designed to demonstrate how bad the US health system is compared to those of other developed countries. Unfortunately, the report is…

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Jul 01 2010

Wall Street Journal

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Starting Thursday, Americans who have been denied coverage by an insurer because of a pre-existing health condition can apply for insurance through high-risk insurance pools.

Jul 01 2010

Washington Post

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CBO predicted that the national debt would continue rising in the coming decades despite cost-containment measures in the health overhaul

Jul 01 2010

Reuters

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The findings, researchers say, raise the possibility that the so-called “pay-for-performance” initiative could inadvertently worsen existing healthcare disparities

Jun 30 2010

Commonwealth Fund

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Commonwealth Fund: Based on analysis of OECD health data from 2008, the United States continues to differ markedly from other countries on a number of health system measures.

Jun 30 2010

HealthLeaders Media

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The PPACA requires CMS to develop a plan to move toward integrating the reporting measures under PQRI and the electronic health records meaningful use incentive program of ARRA

Jun 30 2010

Wall Street Journal

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A survey finds that regardless of their specialty, physicians say that liability worries lead to the use of unnecessary tests and procedures

Jun 30 2010

Wall Street Journal

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Going forward the majority of exits are likely to take a different shape in the form of structured earn-outs – health care firms may accept a lower multiple return up front but have the potential to earn much more

Jun 30 2010

EBRI

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EBRI: The Early Retiree Reinsurance Program: $5 Billion Will Last About Two Years

Jun 30 2010

Kaiser Health News

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Published hospital charges are “useless for consumers” – one reason is that hospital prices are moving targets, varying with patients’ needs and doctors’ treatment strategies

Jun 30 2010

Washington Post

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Don Berwick – The hope that health-care reform will manage to bend the dreaded cost curve depends on its execution

Jun 30 2010

The Hill

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The state-based pools were included in the new health reform law to cover those with pre-existing conditions before insurance exchanges take off in 2014. The pools were supposed to be created by last Monday, but are running behind schedule

Jun 30 2010

Services With Increasing Costs

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Where does all that health spending go and what areas are incurring some of the largest increases? An AHRQ statistical brief looks at hospital costs from 2001 and 2007 and…

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Jun 29 2010

Medpac

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Medpac: Changes to payment policies that would affect provider incentives to work toward a reformed delivery system

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