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Jun 10 2011

HealthLeaders Media

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The Obama administration last week released another health reform jigsaw puzzle piece when it issued its final rule governing Medicaid payment adjustments for preventable medical errors.

Jun 10 2011

EMR and HIPAA

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“Meaningful use is not the floor,” she said. “All the existing quality measures that have been out there so long should be considered the floor.”

Jun 10 2011

Insurance.com

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More bad news for ObamaCare

Jun 10 2011

Governing.com

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Is Medicaid in its current form sustainable? And if not, is welfare reform the right model for change?

Jun 09 2011

HealthLeaders Media

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Drug retailer Walgreens and Northwestern Memorial Physicians Group of Chicago said Wednesday that they will collaborate on a healthcare program that will share the results of the drug retailer’s pharmacist clinical interventions

Jun 09 2011

Wall Street Journal

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Five U.S. senators asked the Inspector General of the Department of Health and Human Services to open an investigation into physician-owned distributorships, middleman entities that allow surgeons to profit from the medical devices they use on their patients

Jun 09 2011

HealthLeaders Media

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Proposed ACO Rules Attract Public Gripes

Jun 09 2011

Modern Healthcare

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HHS should include patient characteristics such as race and limited English proficiency in its risk-adjustment methodology as it implements the hospital re-admissions-reduction program

Jun 09 2011

Politico

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One of the key provisions in President Barack Obama’s health care reform law — his preferred method for getting Medicare costs under control — is facing a groundswell of opposition from unexpected corners.

Jun 09 2011

Reuters

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WellPoint Inc plans to buy privately held Medicare specialist CareMore to expand its presence in the U.S. government program for the elderly.

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