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Jun 19 2012

HealthLeaders Media

By Kevin Roche Headlines No Comments

Medicare’s fee-for-service benefit design should be changed to provide better protection against high out-of-pocket cost sharing and to create incentives to encourage beneficiaries to make better healthcare decisions, the Medicare Payment Advisory Commission (MedPAC) said

Jun 18 2012

Fiscal Times

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The Supreme Court’s imminent decision on the Affordable Care Act will trigger a political firestorm whether they accept the legislation in its entirety, throw out every page of the 906-page bill or do something in between

Jun 18 2012

Washington Post

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Recession-plagued states diverted scarce money away from pensions to pay for more immediate concerns, leaving a $757 billion hole in the retirement funds covering millions of public employees, according to a study released Monday.

Jun 18 2012

Kaiser Health News

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Some big employers are beefing up their clinic offerings further with a host of add-ons, including physical therapy, dental and vision exams, mental health counseling and even acupuncture and massage

Jun 18 2012

Yahoo.com

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Covering all the bases ahead of a momentous Supreme Court ruling, the Obama administration plans to move ahead with major parts of the president’s health care law if its most controversial provision does not survive

Jun 15 2012

PEHub

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Axial Exchange has acquired mRemedy, a company formed in 2009 by DoApp and Mayo Clinic to offer a mobile healthcare platform to healthcare providers. Axial Exchange is backed by a syndicate of top venture capital firms, led by Canaan Partners.

Jun 15 2012

HealthLeaders Media

By Kevin Roche Headlines No Comments

Premera Blue Cross, a Washington State-based insurer, has reduced its healthcare costs by increasing the fee-for-service reimbursements it pays to some of its physicians.

Jun 15 2012

HealthLeaders Media

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Look for a jump in spending as more provisions of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act are enacted.

Jun 15 2012

New York Times

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Some stories have fueled suspicions among independent pharmacies that CVS Caremark is capitalizing on Medicaid changes to expand its retail business at the expense of locally owned pharmacies.

Jun 15 2012

Bloomberg

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A program to fight fraud in the Medicaid health system for the poor has cost the U.S. at least $102 million in auditing fees since 2008 while identifying less than $20 million in overpayments,