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Feb 01 2012

Reuters

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Government spending for Medicare, Medicaid and other healthcare programs will more than double over the next decade to $1.8 trillion

Feb 01 2012

Kaiser Health News

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The nursing home industry is facing some stiff funding reductions, and an industry trade group has come up with a proposal to help Congress cut Medicare spending while shielding nursing homes.

Jan 31 2012

HealthLeaders Media

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The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services overpaid Medicare Advantage plans between $1.2 billion and $3.1 billion in 2010, and likely overpaid even more in 2011

Jan 31 2012

New York Times

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Here’s a bold prediction for the new year. By 2020, the American health insurance industry will be extinct.

Jan 31 2012

PR Newswire

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AMN Healthcare Services, Inc. announced it has completed the sale of its home healthcare business to BAYADA Home Health Care, Inc.

Jan 31 2012

Kaiser Health News

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The 2010 health-care overhaul creates state-based health plans for those who have medical conditions that make them uninsurable in the private market. As of November, about 45,000 people had signed up for those plans, far fewer than the up to 400,000 that was originally projected – why?

Jan 31 2012

Fiscal Times

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Why haven’t hospitals made more progress on patient safety? The reasons boil down to the fact that hospitals are hierarchical organizations resistant to change, they haven’t done enough to create environments in which patient safety is a priority, and they’ve been reluctant to share patient-safety data with the public

Jan 31 2012

Kaiser Health News

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While a Florida state House committee approved legislation that would expand the state’s requirement that certain providers post the out-of-pocket prices of common health care services, a state Senate committee shot down a similar measure

Jan 31 2012

Wall Street Journal

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More doctors are inquiring about their patients’ pain, difficulty accomplishing everyday activities, embarrassment about a condition and other issues that physicians traditionally haven’t considered.

Jan 31 2012

New York Times

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A new federal study found that Americans are getting screened for three major cancers — breast, cervical and colorectal — at rates far below national targets.