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Mar 11 2011

The Hill

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Two House Democrats have signed onto a Republican bill to repeal a health reform provision – the Independent Payment Advisory Board that fast-tracks cuts to Medicare payments when spending reaches a pre-determined target.

Mar 10 2011

Wall Street Journal

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The Wall Street Journal’s second annual ranking of 50 venture-capital-backed companies

Mar 10 2011

HealthLeaders Media

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Deep within the PPACA there is a mandate that extends the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services’ Rural Community Hospital Demonstration Program for an additional five years beyond its 2010 expiration date.

Mar 10 2011

Wall Street Journal

By Kevin Roche Headlines No Comments

A senior House Republican on Wednesday introduced legislation that would allow consumers to apply for waivers to key health-law requirements

Mar 10 2011

HealthLeaders Media

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HIEs: Still More Questions than Answers

Mar 10 2011

Wall Street Journal

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The Republican drive to defund the health-care overhaul could upend short-term funding for privately run Medicare plans,

Mar 10 2011

Fiscal Times

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The key is preventing scam artists and fake firms from doing business with the senior citizen health care program in the first place — not chasing them down after the fact.

Mar 09 2011

Kaiser Health News

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Some regions of the country that have been lambasted for high levels of Medicare spending actually are below the national average once the severity of patient sickness and special local expenses are taken into account

Mar 09 2011

Wall Street Journal

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Study: Palliative Care For Medicaid Patients Reduces Their Hospital Costs

Mar 09 2011

Washington Post

By Kevin Roche Headlines No Comments

Walgreen Co. is leaving the pharmacy benefits management business, selling that operation to Catalyst Health Solutions Inc. for $525 million in cash and freeing it to focus on its drugstore network, the largest in the United States.

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