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Jul 13 2013

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By Kevin Roche Headlines No Comments

Somewhat lost in the decision to defer the employer mandate for a year was the revelation that the exchanges also will not initially be able to verify people’s eligibility for subsidized coverage, potentially leading to massive fraud, although HHS assures us that this will not happen.

Jul 09 2013

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Yet another glitch in the reform law implementation means that smokers will not be charged higher premiums for at least the next year. Anyone still think this law was a good idea?

Jul 08 2013

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Healthsense, a provider of remote monitoring systems for use in the home, has acquired WellAware Systems, which provides similar products and services.

Jul 03 2013

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A Wall Street Journal article summarizes the likely effects on individual policy costs under the reform law, finding that many healthy younger people will pay much, much higher rates while a few less healthy, older people will benefit.

Jul 01 2013

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A study in Psychological Science suggests that people prefer positive rewards as opposed to penalties as a method to change health behavior.

Jul 01 2013

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Deloitte and Intermountain Health System unveiled the first product of their alliance to use Intermountain’s decades of EHR data for outcomes researchers, which will be an examination of various treatment regimens across sub-populations.

Jul 01 2013

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A significant number of the early participants in the CMS accountable care organization project are planning to drop out.

Jun 27 2013

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HealthNation, which provides software for health plans, raised an additional $14 million to expand its business.

Jun 26 2013

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By Kevin Roche Headlines No Comments

Patientslikeme raised an additional $7 million from existing investors, bring the total invested in the patient community company to $32 million and reflecting a likely inability to generate enough revenue to fund operations.

Jun 26 2013

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According to a study by two emergency physician groups, EHRs are causing safety issues from too many alerts and incorrect doctor ordering.