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Feb 17 2011

HealthLeaders Media

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Hospice Rates Rise, But Hospitalizations Remain High

Feb 17 2011

HealthLeaders Media

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Provider-preventable conditions (PPC) would receive a payment reduction under Medicaid, similar to the treatment of hospital-acquired conditions (HAC) by the Medicare program

Feb 17 2011

New York Times

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The Obama administration said Wednesday that it had granted broad waivers to four states allowing health insurance companies to continue offering less generous benefits

Feb 17 2011

Wall Street Journal

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FDA Clears Allergan’s Lap-Band For the Less Obese

Feb 17 2011

HealthLeaders Media

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By any name, value-based health insurance programs are gaining traction as employers look to control their healthcare costs.

Feb 17 2011

HealthLeaders Media

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Six states and a consortium of New England states will split $241 million in federal “Early Innovator” grants for developing health insurance exchanges

Feb 17 2011

PR Newswire

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Apollo Medical Holdings, Inc. has acquired Aligned Healthcare Group LLC, a provider of 24-hour physician call centers and specialized care management services to health plans, hospitals and medical groups.

Feb 16 2011

Politico

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Medicaid has given states the opportunity to pioneer home- and community-based services through waiver programs, which served a total of 2.8 million people as of 2007

Feb 16 2011

HealthLeaders Media

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Telemedicine: The Case for Acting Sooner Rather Than Later

Feb 16 2011

Fiscal Times

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No OECD country in the next two decades can presume fiscal sustainability without a new approach to the realities of aging populations.

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