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May 17 2013

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According to Mark Farrah Associates, Medicare supplement enrollment continues to be strong with over 10 million people covered by the policies, which are controversial in some circles because of a perception that they may encourage overuse of services.

May 16 2013

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A new report from PWC suggests that employer-based insurance will still be strong after full implementation of the reform law, basing its analysis on the experience of Massachusetts, however different industries had different apparent reactions to the reform law there.

May 14 2013

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The firm Markets and Markets is estimating that the global health care IT market will grow from $40 billion in 2007 to $57 billion in 2017.

May 14 2013

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HHS is pressuring health care companies to “donate” to help publicize the miraculous wonders of the reform law, which if it was all that great, probably wouldn’t need to have hundreds of millions of dollars spent to demonstrate how great it is.

May 10 2013

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Ohio based HealthSpot has raised an additional $10 million to grow its business of providing convenience care kiosks or stations.

May 10 2013

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Large CRO company Quintiles went public again in a very well-received IPO which netted the company almost a billion dollars and provided the owners with a large windfall.

May 09 2013

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Only about half of medical societies that prepare care guidelines consider costs and those that do, don’t always use a rigorous method. This may not be a problem if you think the focus should be quality first.

May 08 2013

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HealthTap has raised an additional $24 million for its application that provides information from health care professionals for consumers. Very unclear how this company will make money.

May 08 2013

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CMS has put on its website a file showing hospital charges for many common procedures. The data reveals the enormous variation in pricing across hospitals, many in the same geographic region.

May 07 2013

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A number of Medicare beneficiaries who are eligible for the low income subsidies for the Part D drug coverage do not apply for and take advantage of those subsidies, even though they are widely publicized.