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Dec 08 2010

Bloomberg

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U.S. physicians would get a one-year reprieve from a 25 percent cut in the fees they receive from Medicare under an agreement announced by senators

Dec 08 2010

The Hill

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The Medicare payment advisory panel is warning that accountable care organizations (ACOs), boosted by the new healthcare reform law, might face public backlash

Dec 07 2010

Wall Street Journal

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The government’s broad insider-trading investigation is focusing in part on how hedge funds may have traded on information obtained from consultants such as doctors who were hired to discuss their work with investor

Dec 07 2010

Politico

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Congressional Republicans are hoping to put Democrats in a no-win new year’s jam: defund a big chunk of their health care overhaul or slash Medicare payments instead

Dec 07 2010

Fiscal Times

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An Office of Personnel Management plan to launch a comprehensive database of federal workers’ health care records has raised the ire of some privacy advocates, employee unions and consumer groups

Dec 07 2010

The Hill

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Senate Republican to push states’ rights in response to healthcare law

Dec 07 2010

HealthLeaders Media

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State Medicaid pharmacy programs could save more than $30 billion over the next decade if they switched from fee-for-service programs to the more efficient approaches used by Medicare Part D plans

Dec 06 2010

LA Times

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For many patients, a visit to the hospital is beginning to look a lot like a stay in a luxury hotel

Dec 06 2010

HealthLeaders Media

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Nothing is ever easy for providers in the ever-fluctuating realm of recovery audit contractors, and the latest spell of operational hiccups heard nationwide is no exception.

Dec 06 2010

Wall Street Journal

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Online drug-comparison tools can help consumers research a drug’s cost, including less-expensive alternatives, and any potential side effects

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