Health Care Costs – Page 66 – Healthy Skeptic

Nov 26 2010

Washington Post

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Doctors across the country are being forced to shift away from Medicare toward higher-paying, privately insured or self-paying patients in response to years of penny-pinching by Congress.

Nov 25 2010

Turkey of a Potpourri

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There you are, relaxing on a holiday and holiday weekend and for some reason you feel compelled to browse the internet and come across our Thanksgiving potpourri, hopefully not a…

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Nov 24 2010

Reuters

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Lower-income families were just as likely as wealthier families to understand how their plan works, but they just could not afford to get treatment.

Nov 24 2010

boston.com

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Massachusetts health officials published online yesterday the most comprehensive state database in the country listing payments drug companies and medical device makers have made to doctors, nurses, pharmacists, hospitals, and other health care providers.

Nov 23 2010

Wall Street Journal

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The leaders of Obama’s deficit-reduction commission have called for broader cuts in medical spending than contained in this year’s health-care overhaul, stirring opposition

Nov 22 2010

Wall Street Journal

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The Wall Street Journal’s Laura Landro moderated the task-force discussion on health care. Here are edited excerpts of the presentation of their priorities to the CEO Council.

Nov 20 2010

2010 Potpourri XLII

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Thanksgiving approaches and we are thankful for the continuing stream of news to fill our Potpourri, including the effect of malpractice liability on Illinois' ability to retain physicians; the role…

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Nov 20 2010

More on Hospital Pricing Power

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Another study, this time from the Center for Studying Health System Change, suggests that hospital market power plays a substantial role in health care cost increases and discusses some possible…

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Nov 19 2010

npr.org

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Adding more fuel to the argument over who’s to blame for rising health care costs, a study finds some big differences in hospital rates, with San Francisco the most expensive of eight areas that were examined.

Nov 19 2010

Health Affairs

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Health Affairs: How Health Insurance Design Affects Access To Care and Costs, By Income, In Eleven Countries

Nov 19 2010

Bloomberg

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Americans are more likely to go without health care because of cost and report the most disputes with insurance companies compared with consumers surveyed in 11 industrialized nations

Nov 19 2010

HealthLeaders Media

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The average, per capita cost of providing healthcare services in the United States rose by 7.08% for the past 12 months ending in September, a rate of growth that has slowed slightly, but which is still well above the 1.1% overall inflation for the same period

Nov 19 2010

Wall Street Journal

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Amidst a festering PR and lobbying battle over who’s to blame for rising costs, a new study hands a weapon to the insurers. But hospitals are pushing back, arguing the research’s conclusions are flawed and unreliable.

Nov 15 2010

Times

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Major Cuts in Provider Pay Recommended by White House Commission

Nov 15 2010

HealthLeaders Media

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The cost of healthcare for people with employer-sponsored health insurance climbed 6.3% for the fiscal year ending June 30, with hospital costs outpacing other healthcare-related cost,

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