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Jun 13 2012

Kaiser Health News

By Kevin Roche Headlines No Comments

Billions of dollars in drug savings for Medicare beneficiaries may come to an end if the Supreme Court overturns the 2010 federal health law, a drug industry spokesman said Tuesday.

Jun 12 2012

Bloomberg

By Kevin Roche Headlines No Comments

The average monthly charge for the 13.1 million people on Medicare Advantage fell $4 to $35, and is down from $44 in 2010, the Kaiser Family Foundation said today in a report.

Jun 12 2012

Wall Street Journal

By Kevin Roche Headlines No Comments

Economists have been puzzling over whether a three-year slowdown in the growth of health-care spending, prompted by the economy, portends a permanent change. Federal projections indicate that isn’t the case.

Jun 12 2012

Informationweek.com

By Kevin Roche Headlines No Comments

The total number of days spent in the ICU and overall length of stay decline when hospital patients are continuously monitored using contact-free sensors, according to a new study.

Jun 12 2012

The Hill

By Kevin Roche Headlines No Comments

Streamlining administrative procedures in healthcare would save the system some $40 billion per year, according to a new report from the Center for American Progress.

Jun 12 2012

Washington Post

By Kevin Roche Headlines No Comments

State revenues are finally returning to pre-recession levels, but the growing cost of providing health care for the poor is leaving most governments in dire fiscal straits

Jun 12 2012

Xconomy.com

By Kevin Roche Headlines No Comments

Ready or Not, Genomics is Coming to a Hospital Near You

Jun 12 2012

HealthLeaders Media

By Kevin Roche Headlines No Comments

The national blood testing lab Quest Diagnostics has been handing thousands of Southern California Medicare patients with diabetes a “non-coverage” notice called an  “Advance Beneficiary Notice of Noncoverage,” or ABN

Jun 12 2012

Fiscal Times

By Kevin Roche Headlines No Comments

One of the nation’s largest insurers said early Monday it would continue to follow some of the rules in the federal health law that are already in effect

Jun 11 2012

PR Newswire

By Kevin Roche Headlines No Comments

Arthur J. Gallagher & Co. today announced the acquisition of Broker Benefit Services, L.L.C. in Chesterfield, Missouri.  Terms of the transaction were not disclosed.

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