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Jan 18 2011

HealthLeader Media

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On the surface it may seem to hospital financial leaders that the medical loss ratio (MLR) regulation doesn’t really impact hospitals and health systems, however, there’s more to this policy than meets the eye

Jan 17 2011

next.gov

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Federal officials say four-fifths of the nation’s hospitals and 41 percent of private practice doctors are planning to take advantage of government incentives to switch to using electronic health records

Jan 17 2011

NPR.org

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Researchers say severe mental illness is more common among college students than it was a decade ago, with most young people seeking treatment for depression and anxiety.

Jan 17 2011

HealthLeaders Media

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Technology could make a greater impact on efficiency in healthcare than any other industry it’s tackled in a generation. It’s complicated, sure, but the returns could be stratospheric.

Jan 17 2011

HealthLeaders Media

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Four-fifths of the nation’s hospitals and 41% of office-based physicians plan to cash in on as much as $27 billion in federal incentives for adoption and meaningful use of electronic health records

Jan 17 2011

The Hill

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The health insurance lobby urged federal advisers against recommending specific “essential” items or services that must be included in health plans offered on new insurance exchanges starting up in 2014

Jan 14 2011

cron.com

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Doctors asked to recommend genetic testing for healthy relatives of cancer patients overwhelmingly favor unnecessary, costly tests

Jan 14 2011

Washington Post

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Medicare recipients could see a sizable new out-of-pocket charge for home health visits – Medicare Payment Advisory Commission says a copayment is needed to discourage overuse.

Jan 14 2011

CaliforniaHealthLine.org

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There is strong support for passage of a single-payer system in California, which twice already has been passed by the Legislature and vetoed by the governor.

Jan 14 2011

Kaiser Health News

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They worry that as millions of people suddenly gain health coverage in 2014 under the new federal health law, they may have trouble finding primary care doctors and will turn to hospital emergency departments instead.