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Physician practices again prepare for uncertain reimbursements
Top 5 healthcare IT trends to look out for in 2013
Obamacare could double healthcare premiums: Aetna CEO
Health Net terminates 6 Tenet Hospital contracts
Doctor, hospital relationship scrutinized in TX
December 27, 2012
Docs warned on 'divided loyalty'
Hospital stops billing Medicare for rare ailment
Report: UTMC billed without doc identification
Rural infants spend less time in hospitals
December 26, 2012
Slideshow: 2012 HealthLeaders 20
Healthcare sector vulnerable to hackers
Analysis: LSU getting out of the hospital business
Healthcare tax hikes for 2013 may be just a start
'The next big experiment' in healthcare reform in MA
Opinion: Healthcare system can do better with less
After long haul, cancer bill passes
IL gov. welcomes health insurance 'co-op'
December 21, 2012
Next challenge for the health law: Getting the public to buy in
FL agency says healthcare to cost billions more
Darden missteps, 'Obamacare' flap dent Olive Garden owner's profit
HHS approves healthcare exchanges in 3 states
Health costs on his mind
Report shows cost of healthcare varies widely in WI
December 20, 2012
SGR Dangles Over Fiscal Cliff
ME hospitals push to get $484M in overdue MaineCare payments
WakeMed admits to false Medicare billing in $8M settlement
Medicare pays 4 times the average cost for back braces
Without a safety net: Abandoning LA's uninsured
December 19, 2012
Obama's new fiscal cliff offer would repeal the 'doc-fix'
How $7.7B Baylor, Scott & White Deal Might Affect Healthcare Costs
Hospitals fear they'll bear brunt of Medicare cuts
Aetna CEO Bertolini: Get ready for 'rate shock'
Hospital systems to form their own insurance company
Encryption shortfalls plague healthcare industry
MD health reform council adjusts insurance plan model
Study: Shorter hospital stays don't mean worse care
December 18, 2012
Healthcare Workers Don't Always Practice What They Preach
M&A Strategies for Small Hospitals
Obamacare: 'It's a massive, nine-month sprint'
Opinion: 'Not one successful EHR system in whole world'
CA health plan may have overbilled Medicare $424M
ABQ Health Partners no longer treating patients in Lovelace hospitals
December 17, 2012
States Lean on Feds for Health Insurance Exchanges
As docs flock to hospitals, bills spike for patients
Health insurers' market is jumbled
Healthcare reform exclusions raise concerns over funding for uninsured
Quiet doc, lavish insider: A parallel life
Domino's founder sues feds over healthcare law
Opinion: When the doc is not needed
December 14, 2012
A shift in how healthcare is paid for
Only 15 states to operate own health exchanges
Healthcare costs rise faster than wages
More than 3 in 10 put off medical care due to cost
Medicare, Hospitals at Odds Over Payment for Sicker Patients
Houston doc convicted in Medicare scheme
Opinion: To cut healthcare costs, pay docs less
December 13, 2012
53% of Consumers 'Oblivious' to Healthcare Costs
11 GOP governors want to talk healthcare with Obama
PA gov: state won't set up healthcare exchange
Medicare silver bullets: What's the best way to control costs?
OH announces coordinated Medicare, Medicaid plan initiative
Aetna to join 15 healthcare exchanges
HL20: Bruce Bodaken—Survival and the Need for Continuous Change
December 12, 2012
DLP Strategies for Securing Healthcare Data
Higher Readmission Penalties Linked to Low HCAHPS Scores
UT Gov asks Obama to approve state's own healthcare exchange
Insurers face jumbled market with health exchange rules
Feds probe brain operations at CA hospital
Indiana HIE lets public see quality metrics
Q&A: One Medical CMO on membership-model medicine
December 11, 2012
HHS Details Limits to Medicaid Expansion
Feds rule on healthcare law's Medicaid expansion
Surprise: New insurance fee in health overhaul law
NH hospital hepatitis problems, fixes detailed
Times investigation: Dying for relief
Strategy for Medicaid cuts: Jindal aides used personal emails to circumvent records requests
How much compensation is too much compensation?
Despite success, demand low for hand transplants
December 10, 2012
Q&A: Don Berwick Reflects on Healthcare Reform, Part II
New taxes to take effect to fund healthcare law
Cedars-Sinai says heart surgeon infected patients
Insurers join former adversaries to publicize overhaul of health law
Healthy paychecks for PA's Lancaster General Health execs
Doctor gets 20 years in MS cancer center fraud
December 7, 2012
CBO: No sign Congress meant to limit health exchange subsidy
NJ gov vetoes state-run health exchange
'Moral objection' bill would allow healthcare providers to refuse service
ED Waits Linked to Higher Costs, LOS
Patient data breaches: future looks grim
Restaurant chains to cut workers' hours in response to health law
Opinion: Self-injectable drugs could lower healthcare costs
December 6, 2012
Opinion: Healthcare savings without Medicare cuts
IRS finalizes new tax for medical devices in healthcare law
Cleveland Clinic CEO shares his vision for the future of healthcare
Interest groups push to fill margins of health coverage
Hospital bed alarms don't deliver results
Fiscal Cliff Looming, Providers Move to Protect Funding
January layoffs delayed at LSU hospitals
Changes to CA children's healthcare won't be delayed
Healthcare expert lauds ME's management of frequent hospital users
Hospital blames Obamacare over layoffs
December 5, 2012
Insurers change their tune on Obamacare
OK Healthcare Act suit's dismissal sought by US
UnitedHealth looks at docs' pay for medical savings
Most internists don't plan to stay in primary care
Parkland Preps for CMS Reassessment
Healthcare Reform Revs Compensation in the C-Suite
NC hospitals warn employees to get flu shot or get fired
December 4, 2012
HMA feels fallout from '60 Minutes' story
GAO report reveals biggest violators of healthcare fraud
Healthcare law will have CA legislature scrambling
Patient Safety Programs Pay Off for Healthcare Workers
Health insurers learn how to woo
FL lawmakers grapple with healthcare reform
December 3, 2012
HMA denies '60 Minutes' allegations of quotas, fraud
State lawmakers gird for battle over Medicaid expansion
America's stunningly overpriced healthcare system in 2 charts
Insurance surcharges will fund most online exchanges created under health law
Blame Season in the Healthcare Sector
MA nurses angered by policy requiring masks for those who decline flu shot
BCBS dominates NC health insurance markets