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Strategies for Effective Transitions of Care
Blue Cross moves to dismiss Aetna antitrust suit
Labor ills, budget gap slam Westchester Medical Center
Medicare clinics see surprising shortage of Anchorage patients
Portland ME mayor decries proposed DHHS cuts
January 30, 2012
TX Strikes Out on MLR Waiver Request
Another View: Early signs show business is accepting Affordable Care Act
Romney tiptoes a fine line on healthcare
When health plans go high deductible
GOP opponents' attacks on Romney healthcare record fail to land a blow
Religious opposition to new healthcare changes
State of the Union ducks healthcare
January 27, 2012
Accused UT hospitals fire back at state's Medicaid sheriff
Opinion: Park City vantage point puts tragedy of U.S. healthcare in vivid relief
January 26, 2012
CMS nominee Tavenner gets lifetime payout
MA health reform, in 3 charts
NY hospital pays $3.5M to settle charges it improperly recruited doctors
WellPoint's 4Q profit drops 39 percent
January 25, 2012
Jackson Health System, UM headed toward 'a completely new relationship'
Highmark to spend $500M on care network
January 24, 2012
Children's, Blue Cross deal curbs payments
Hospitals hiring doctors to get ready for reform
More hospitals demand payment on the spot
January 23, 2012
Can ACOs improve healthcare while reducing costs?
Community health centers struggle to meet demand from poor and uninsured patients
TX doc pushing to revamp Medicare, Medicaid payment rules
January 20, 2012
Tenet Healthcare cuts deal with IL insurer as MO talks sputter
Opinion: Health reform still stands. But parts of it have fallen.
UnitedHealth’s profit jumps 21 percent, 2012 forecast unchanged
MVP Health Care schedules information meetings for Kodak workers, retirees
Most small businesses fear health care law
Healthcare consumer confidence improves again in December
Healthcare individual mandate too weak to matter, Aetna CEO says
January 19, 2012
CBO: Medicare cost-cutting programs haven't worked
'Medical arms race' spurs massive health development on NYC's East Side
UPMC refunds Medicare charges
MS hospitals won't try to kill tax for Medicaid
Partners recasts deal with Tufts, limiting pay
January 18, 2012
Teaching hospitals fight Medicare cuts
Health enterprise zones to target disparities in MD
Confusion about tiered health plans
HMA responds to fraud allegations
Judge will review state panel’s rejection of plans for 2 IL hospitals
Doctors' money mistakes
January 17, 2012
Medicare shortchanges hospitals on stroke therapy
CO high-risk health insurance pool runs up claims twice U.S. average
Opinion: MD’s Cohen saved billions, showed health regulation can work
Opinion: Cutting heathcare spending the old-fashioned way
The sleep apnea business is booming, and insurers aren’t happy
Highmark officials struggle with filling hospital beds, integrating care
Humana letters leave CEO blindsided
January 13, 2012
Are Americans getting healthier?
Is 2012 the year of online patients?
The race to build more federally funded health centers in NJ
New health insurers add Western PA clients with caution
CVS Caremark settles Medicare investigation
January 12, 2012
States oppose Obama healthcare Medicaid law
Raising Medicare age would save $148B, CBO says
CIGNA, NY physician group launch accountable care initiative
WY officials search for options to Affordable Care Act
Medicare Advantage Plans with Fitness Benefits Snag Healthier Enrollees
January 11, 2012
NH: A state at war with its hospitals
TX asks feds to delay health insurance rebate plan
Court ruling won't kill ACA, hospital chief predicts
Nudging Physicians Toward Accountability
Opinion: Mostashari on a year of HIT progress
January 10, 2012
Recession-hit U.S. health spending barely rose in 2010
The history of healthcare spending in seven graphs
Medical City (FL) to fill out this year
Justice files SCOTUS brief on individual mandate
FBI interviews patient in Prime Healthcare inquiry
January 9, 2012
Ohio begins value-based measure for Medicaid
Obama lawyers defend healthcare law in Supreme Court
Seven health data privacy and security trends to track in 2012
AseraCare Hospice accused of Medicare fraud
January 6, 2012
Insurers profit from health law they spent millions to fight
CMS Innovation Advisors Aim to Improve Quality of Care
MA court orders state to cover legal immigrants
FL Still Fighting MLR Waiver Denial
The Medicaid cancer gap
$2M in reimbursements awarded for EHRs to MD hospitals
January 5, 2012
State commission recommends major changes in FL public hospitals
Lawsuit accuses company of fraudulently cycling patients through hospice care
New year, new deals? Breaking down health plan, doctor alliances
January 4, 2012
GOP front-runners see market solutions for healthcare
WI scales back Medicaid shortfall by $300M
Study: Drug research routinely suppressed
January 3, 2012
Nowhere to go, patients linger in hospitals, at a high cost
WI's decision to halt health exchanges worries insurers
CA adds patients to health insurance rolls
Down economy puts burden on IL hospitals
Top 12 Healthcare Buzzwords for 2012