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Dec 20 2012

malpractice

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Surgical never-events continue to occur at a high rate, according to researchers as many as 4000 a year.

Dec 19 2012

states and medicaid

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States are continuing to face very high Medicaid costs that they are unlikely to be able to afford.

Dec 19 2012

Gallup on costs

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Many US adults still put off care because of costs, according to a new Gallup Poll

Nov 15 2012

Fiscal Times

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GOP-Led States Could Halt Obama’s Medicaid Push

Nov 15 2012

Kaiser Health News

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With a federal deadline looming Friday, 10 states remained undecided about whether to build state-based online insurance markets designed to help millions of people buy health coverage starting next October.

Nov 13 2012

InformationWeek

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Medicare Electronic Submissions System Makes Slow Start – Only 5.5% of the records requested by Medicare auditors went through the Electronic Submission of Medical Documentation system as claims attachments during the first program year.

Nov 10 2012

Bloomberg

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Allscripts Confirms Sale Talks as Alternatives Reviewed

Nov 09 2012

MarketWatch

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Leading SaaS Wellness Company Limeade Fuels Growth With $5 Million Series B Investment From TVC Capital

Nov 09 2012

Bloomberg

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President Barack Obama’s administration gave U.S. states one more month to decide how they plan to develop new health exchanges that will let people shop for insurance coverage.

Nov 09 2012

The Hill

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A Republican bill altering the healthcare law’s medical loss ratio (MLR) will add about $1 billion to the budget deficit over the next decade, the Congressional Budget Office (CBO) said Thursday.

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