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Feb 10 2013

By Kevin Roche Headlines No Comments

Massachusetts is expecting a surge in health spending growth this year, driven by the effects of its health reform law and the federal one. Expect lots more stories like this.

Feb 07 2013

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According to a survey by America’s Health Insurance Plans, use of electronic claims filing has increased to over 90% of claims, resulting in faster processing times and lower costs.

Feb 07 2013

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CVS Caremark reported earnings above expectations and raised forecasts for 2013. It also said it was buying a Brazilian drug store chain.

Feb 07 2013

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Hospital chain HCA delivered earnings that were slightly above expectations but gave a cautious outlook for 2013, below analysts’ forecasts.

Feb 05 2013

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New Congressional Budget Office estimates of the effects of the reform law indicate that 12 million people will be displaced from their current employment-based coverage and that exchanges will likely only have 5 million unsubsidized enrollees. As we keep saying, this law just keeps getting better and better!

Feb 05 2013

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According to an Employee Benefits Research Institute survey, over 80% of Americans said that access to health care coverage was a factor in when to retire and over 50% said they would work longer than they planned to keep coverage.

Feb 05 2013

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The Wall Street Journal carries a story regarding the use of house calls by some hospitals to lower readmissions.

Feb 04 2013

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JLL Partners, a private equity firm, is to buy BioClinica, a clinical trials management company, for about $123 million.

Feb 04 2013

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Humana reported earnings largely in line with consensus and affirmed its prior 2013 guidance.

Jan 31 2013

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The IRS has interpreted the reform law to only require “affordable” insurance be available to an individual employee, not his or her entire family, limiting eligibility for subsidies for those people in plans with modest premium sharing for individuals but much higher ones for families. Just the start of the disappointment.