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TX Strikes Out on MLR Waiver Request

TX Strikes Out on MLR Waiver Request

The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services has rejected what has become a standard argument among waiver applicants, that the 80% medical loss ratio requirement would destabilize the state's individual market and cause insurers to withdraw.

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Not-for-Profit Provider Outlook 'Negative,' Says Moody's

The economy is still too soft to change the negative outlook for not-for-profit healthcare providers in the United States in 2012, and that outlook may stay negative "for at least the next several years," says a report from Moody's Investors Service.

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Outpatient Move Saves Hospital

An expanded physical therapy program helps save a 22-licensed-bed critical access hospital in Illinois, a facility that nearly shut down because of fiscal and management problems.

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Overweight Physicians Display Bias in Obesity Care

Doctors who are overweight or obese are less likely than physicians of normal weight to diagnose weight problems in heavy patients or to launch discussions with them about their need to slim down, says a Johns Hopkins report.

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20 People Who Make Healthcare Better—2011

In our annual HealthLeaders 20, we profile individuals who are changing healthcare for the better. Some are longtime industry fixtures; others would clearly be considered outsiders. These are their stories.

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