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May 08 2012

NPR.org

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What if how much you paid for a drug was based on how much it might help you, instead of the sticker price? Some big employers are already taking this tack, known as value-based insurance design, by lowering copayments for medicines to manage chronic conditions like diabetes, high cholesterol and high blood pressure.

May 08 2012

Wall Street Journal

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In 2010, some 21% of adults under the age of 65 told a government survey that they had an unmet health-care need, 20% said they hadn’t been able to get into a doctor’s office and 39% said they hadn’t had a dental visit.

May 07 2012

Wall Street Journal

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Medicare Covers In-Home Care

May 07 2012

HealthLeaders Media

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Overall, there were 13.8 million cosmetic procedures in 2011, up 5% since 2010, and 5.5 million reconstructive plastic surgeries in 2011, up 5% over 2010. Hospitals that have offered a wide range of multidisciplinary programs related to cosmetic as well as medical procedures are seeing increased patient load

May 07 2012

New York Times

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Discrepancies on Medical Bills Can Leave a Credit Stain

May 07 2012

HealthLeaders Media

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The latest proposed rules for how federal payers would reimburse hospitals in years to come call for important changes in the way quality is measured. But you wouldn’t know it unless you dug through the 1,313-page proposal for Inpatient Prospective Payment System rules.

May 07 2012

ehealthnews.eu

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Denmark, England and Scotland have been pioneers in the use of electronic communication in and across the health and social care sectors.

May 04 2012

Georgia Health News

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The current generation of American children may be the first not to live as long as their parents. Much of this projection is linked to the increase in obesity and health conditions.

May 04 2012

Washington Post

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Disruptions seen for Medicare provider payments if Supreme Court strikes down health care law

May 04 2012

PE Hub

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BenefitMall and CompuPay have merged through an equity financing led by Austin Ventures and including HarbourVest Partners. The merger of BenefitMall and CompuPay will create a national provider of employee benefit and payroll solutions.