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Apr 11 2011

Star Tribune

By Kevin Roche Headlines No Comments

The UnitedHealth subsidiary OptumHealth signed a deal to buy Logistics Health Inc., a rapidly growing Wisconsin company that provides wellness programs and conducts physicals and other evaluations for the federal government.

Apr 08 2011

HealthLeaders Media

By Kevin Roche Headlines No Comments

Nashville Based AmSurg Corp. announced Thursday afternoon that it would buy National Surgical Care in a $173.5 million cash deal.

Apr 08 2011

Wall Street Journal

By Kevin Roche Headlines No Comments

Two senators have introduced legislation to overturn a 1979 court injunction that bars the government from revealing what individual physicians earn from Medicare.

Apr 08 2011

HealthLeaders Media

By Kevin Roche Headlines No Comments

At least a dozen separate reports in the quality- themed issue of Health Affairs focus on how bad the system still is, and how much it needs to improve

Apr 08 2011

KaiserHealth News

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Is the Massachusetts exchange a heavy-handed arm of government, dictating prices and imposing continual mandates on health plans? And is the Utah exchange a pure free market?

Apr 08 2011

Wall Street Journal

By Kevin Roche Headlines No Comments

Dividing the Medicare Pie Pits Doctor Against Doctor

Apr 08 2011

HealthLeaders Media

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Even though the ACO program is voluntary and will be limited to only about five million Medicare beneficiaries when it opens on Jan. 1, 2012, there remains a sense among supporters and detractors that there is no going back

Apr 08 2011

MarketWatch

By Kevin Roche Headlines No Comments

Medtronic Inc. is consolidating the sales force in its biggest operating group in order to leverage its wide range of medical devices and better target hospital administrators

Apr 08 2011

HealthLeaders Media

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Overall, there are mixed reviews on the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services proposed rule proposed ACO regulations released last week.

Apr 07 2011

KaiserHealth News

By Kevin Roche Headlines No Comments

Patient Safety Expert Says Law Could Lead To Overuse Of Medical Care

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