Headlines – Page 566 – Healthy Skeptic

Jun 20 2011

The Hill

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House appropriators on Thursday approved a spending bill for 2012 that prohibits the federal government from enforcing the healthcare reform law’s requirement that individuals buy insurance.

Jun 20 2011

Washington Post

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In one of the first concrete steps to remake the way medical care is delivered, hospitals are competing to hire primary-care physicians, trying to lure them from their private practices to work as salaried employees alongside specialists.

Jun 20 2011

Bloomberg

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The waivers were granted over nine months to 3 million workers in 1,433 organizations. Companies that have the exemptions will be able to keep them until 2014, when “exchanges” to sell government-subsidized private coverage open.

Jun 20 2011

LA Times

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Games, monitors and robots are among the tools being tested to help aging people live in their homes as long as possible

Jun 20 2011

New York Times

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Performing two scans in succession is rarely necessary, radiologists say, yet some hospitals were doing that more than 80 percent of the time

Jun 20 2011

Wall Street Journal

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Several major insurers are now using rates based on Medicare fees to calculate payments for out-of-network providers – these rates are often a lot lower than what doctors and hospitals actually charge – providers may bill patients for the difference

Jun 20 2011

NPR.org

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McKinsey Health Insurance Survey Raises Ruckus, Questions

Jun 17 2011

Wall Street Journal

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The Medicaid program for the poor is facing significant cuts in an emerging bipartisan budget deal as Republicans seek to shrink entitlements and Democrats protect other priorities.

Jun 17 2011

NPR.org

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Obama administration officials unveiled a plan to improve our nation’s prosperity. No, not with more jobs, but by helping Americans stay healthy at every stage of life.

Jun 17 2011

EMR and HIPAA

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While the vast majority of hospitals and physician practices in the U.S. still don’t have full-featured EMRs in place, many are already looking well into the future.