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Apr 14 2011

National Underwriter

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Evolution Benefits Inc., the company that developed the Benny card benefits account payment card system, and Lighthouse1 L.L.C., a Web-based benefit plan administration services firm, have agreed to merge.

Apr 14 2011

HealthLeaders Media

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CMS’s reasoning for the clarification is that since “providers pay this tax, and in return, they might receive Medicaid DSH (disproportionate share hospital) payments, for example,” it’s not a real cost to the hospital

Apr 14 2011

HealthLeaders Media

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Cogent Healthcare and Hospitalists Management Group are merging to form the largest private hospitalist company in the nation

Apr 14 2011

PR Newswire

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Sanare, LLC, a leading provider of care management solutions for people with diabetes, announced today the acquisitions of Great Lakes Medical Supply and Doctor Diabetic Supply.

Apr 14 2011

HealthLeaders Media

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In the 2011 HealthLeaders Media Industry Survey of technology leaders, 46% of respondents said they have one or more telemedicine programs in place.

Apr 14 2011

New York Times

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Taken together, the studies are likely to stoke a raging debate among infection control specialists about the wisdom of universal testing

Apr 13 2011

New York Times

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Reshaping Medicare Brings Hard Choices

Apr 13 2011

Kaiser Health News

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Federal Medicaid Teams Deployed To Help States Cut Costs Get Mixed Reviews

Apr 13 2011

LA Times

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The administration plans to hand out $500 million in grants to community-based organizations that partner with hospitals to develop programs targeting patients immediately after they are discharged.

Apr 13 2011

The Insurance Nation

By Kevin Roche Headlines No Comments

To make health insurance work, let the patient decide

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