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May 17 2012

Reuters

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The Obama administration forged ahead with healthcare reforms on Wednesday, announcing a November 16 deadline for state governments to submit proposals showing how they intend to operate health insurance exchanges in 2014.

May 17 2012

Startribune.com

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Just months after a consulting firm swept into the Fairview system with a new approach to collecting money from patients, hospital employees were expressing alarm and frustration, records show.

May 17 2012

HealthLeaders Media

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Aetna Inc. is developing commercial ACO and ACO-like relationships with several providers. The company has 10 agreements in place and expects to have a total of 20 under contract by the end of 2012

May 17 2012

HealthLeaders Media

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The national annual cost of medical care for a typical family of four with PPO coverage has edged up over $20,000 for the first time, according to the actuarial and consulting firm, Milliman.

May 17 2012

Reuters

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While Supreme Court watchers focus on the controversial insurance requirement in President Barack Obama’s healthcare law, lesser known is that the court’s ruling next month will also decide the fate of billions of dollars in new taxes.

May 16 2012

PE Hub

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Alliance Health Networks, a social networking company serving consumers and the healthcare industry, has acquired Medify, a provider of data-driven treatment information

May 16 2012

Wall Street Journal

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Piramal Healthcare Ltd. said Wednesday it will acquire U.S.-based health-information manager Decision Resources Group for about $635 million, the second recent overseas buy by the Indian company that is looking to invest its huge cash pile.

May 16 2012

TwinCities.com

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Accretive Health was subject of a scathing report in April from Minnesota Attorney General Lori Swanson is convening national policy leaders to set standards for how hospitals should inform patients about the money they owe for health care.

May 16 2012

Bloomberg

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As hospitals digitize patient records and amass huge amounts of data, many are relying on companies such as Microsoft, SAS Institute Inc., International Business Machines Corp. and Oracle Corp., whose data-mining technologies can help them detect patterns and improve medical care.

May 16 2012

PE Hub

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Australia’s top pathology and radiology group, has agreed to buy some pathology assets from private equity-owned Healthscope for A$100 million ($100 million), in what could be a test for the competition watchdog