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Berwick Announces CMS Final VBP Rules
Opinion: The Right Way to Reform Medicare
CT gov. stays the course with controversial plan to tax hospitals
Billionaire physician-entrepreneur donates half of fortune to charity
CHS Board Shakeup Sought by Shareholders
Could ACOs Reinforce Disparities Among Patient Populations?
CMS Reports on RAC Improper Payments
April 28, 2011
Medicare at heart of budget debate
AL hospital damaged by tornado
OH MetroHealth consultant pulls in $7M in no-bid jobs
CHS Defends Medicare Admissions Practices
April 27, 2011
MA insurers’ ambulance bill practice protested
Jindal's plan to sell LA health plan to private company draws attacks
Oklahoma Senate approves fee on hospital revenue
Dartmouth-Hitchcock to pay $2.2M in whistleblower suit
Miami Medicare Scammers Sentenced
MU lesson: Watch data capture
Despite ACA, Out-of-Pocket Medical Costs Lurk
April 26, 2011
Supreme Court won’t expedite review of healthcare law
TN malpractice suits face new barriers
Cardinal Health to Pay $8M to Resolve 'Upfront Discount' Allegations
April 25, 2011
GOP facing tough questions over Medicare overhaul plan
MA physicians groups talk of partnership
Medicare treatment costs in Metro Detroit posted online
Family physician can't give away solo practice
Long-staying patients hurt Jackson's finances
3 in 4 Employers to Increase Health Plan Deductibles or Copays
Tenet Board Rejects CHS Cash Offer
April 22, 2011
UnitedHealth soars on earnings
Jackson CEO Migoya to get $590,000 plus benefits
Huge hospital markups burden patients
Huntsmans donate $41M to U. cancer center
Medicare rules tighten screening for home healthcare services
U.S. Healthcare Costs Climb 6.19% Over 12 Months
Physician Quality Incentive Payments On the Rise
MGMA: Physicians Taking On-call Compensation in Growing Numbers
April 21, 2011
U. Wisconsin med school group ends drug firm funds
MN pols open to deal on Medicaid vouchers
Pay package for Jackson's CEO to be set
CMS Proposes IPPS Changes for 2012 and Beyond
April 20, 2011
CHS Asks Federal Judge to Toss Tenet Suit
UA Healthcare interim CEO's severance is worth $1.7M
CMS Improperly Paid $38M for ED Outpatient Imaging, OIG Says
April 19, 2011
CVS to Pay $17.5M to Settle Medicaid Billing Case
OR bill would allow healthcare 'exchanges'
Hospitals That Take Plastic Must Comply with PCI
April 18, 2011
Medicaid explained: How would block grants work?
How CER could pay for itself: Insights from vertebral fracture treatments
Florida Doctor Convicted in $23M Medicare Fraud Scheme
Shorter Hospital Stays for Uninsured Patients Compared to Insured
April 15, 2011
MA AG urges end to nonprofit health board payments
FL HMOs win in Medicaid bill
NC Blue Cross ads look at care costs
VT single-payer plan advances
April 14, 2011
TX med school fund faces liquidation
April 13, 2011
Hospitalist Firms Cogent, HMG to Merge
House GOP faces risky vote on Medicare, Medicaid
Former Aetna CEO compensated $72M in 2010
MS health system seeks $37.5M loan for EHR
Healthcare Fundraising Shows Signs of Life
Dartmouth Atlas: Costs Rise for Medicare Patients at End of Life
April 12, 2011
7 Ways Hospitals Can Trim Costs
Governors cut taxes and medical aid to the poor
CA residents protest high healthcare exec salaries
Tenet Claims CHS Overbilled Medicare $377M
April 11, 2011
2 FL Medical Office Workers Face Fraud Charges
Individual stories a new weapon in fight over healthcare law
Court backs WI docs in pay dispute
April 8, 2011
Henry Ford Health System made $60M in 2010
SC Gov signs bill cutting Medicaid payments
Roundup: ACO Proposed Rules Fuel Uncertainty
AmSurg to Buy National Surgical Care for $173.5M
April 7, 2011
CBO: Seniors would pay much more for Medicare under GOP plan
Why the feds plan to fine poor performing hospitals
MN HMOs agree to give back excess 2011 profits
Texas Practice Finds Success with Capitation
April 6, 2011
Medicare cost would rise for many under Ryan plan
Could health law survive without the individual mandate?
Top 10 issues for health plans in 2011
ME doc offers 'pay what you can' visits to uninsured
RACs Intro 'Semi-Automated' Claims Reviews
'Unreasonable' Rate Increase Rule Proposal Scrutinized
13 Hot ACO Buzzwords All Providers Should Know
April 5, 2011
GOP budget plan would transform Medicare for people under 55
MN HMOs surge to surplus of $2.5B, state wants some
Health Net Breach Grabs Top Spot on OCR List
April 4, 2011
Complex healthcare law turns into payday for consultants
MD's hospital cost solution: regulated prices
SC rural hospitals say cuts inevitable
Hospitals Added Nearly 20K Jobs in Q1
April 1, 2011
AL hospital authority to declare bankruptcy
HDHPs Associated With 14% Decline in Health Spending