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CMS Seeks to 'Rapidly Reduce' Medicare Spending with $1B in Grants
Case Study: Advance Care Conversations
Obamacare isn't getting repealed. But not because it's popular.
Boehner: No ACA replacement timetable
Sebelius limited her fundraising for health law to two companies
Obamacare: 3 years in, it faces steep challenges
NC state officials pitch Medicaid managed care to doctors
Hospital charges and the need for a maximum price obligation rule
May 16, 2013
Tavenner Confirmed as CMS Administrator
Medicare spending projections are plummeting
What the IRS scandal means for healthcare reform
UnitedHealth, Humana may see surge in Medicare Advantage
Why 'Medicare-for-all' is not the answer
House GOP knocks healthcare reform in 'Arrested Development' spoof
May 15, 2013
How Medical Debt Forgiveness Benefits Hospitals
Senate Finance Committee Hears More 'Doc Fix' Testimony
$223M Medicare fraud bust nabs 89 in 8 cities
House to vote yet again on repealing healthcare law
2 million fewer US uninsured to gain health coverage
Hospitals prepare to cut care in Medicaid opt-out states
In Miami, more hospital prices may see light of day
Bills seek to open ME hospital board meetings to public
Health plans seek EHR data for new payment models
May 14, 2013
Access to EHR Notes Lauded by Patients, Providers
CMS Proposes Reduced Hospital DSH Cuts
Medicare drug program fails to monitor prescribers
Senators Want Provider Feedback on Medicare Payments
Opinion: Want to improve healthcare? Spend less on it
20 health IT leaders who are driving change
VT end-of-life bill heads to governor
Medical device companies more frequently investigated under Obama
White House gives nod to UT's dual exchange
May 13, 2013
Building a Better Healthcare Board
Cautious optimism healthcare spending growth has slowed
A healthcare business that's reviving house calls
Opinion: Downward pressure on healthcare costs
Health insurance tax 'scares the daylights' out of some small-business owners
Sebelius turns to health executives to finance Obamacare
Opinion: Healthcare plan needed for end of life
Online tool shows how healthcare law impacts IL
Metro MN counties staff up to deal with healthcare law
Big employers await healthcare clarity
Will healthcare law beget entrepreneurs?
May 10, 2013
Surgeon-Driven Quality Effort Slashes Complications, Costs
Whistleblower Fines Against Tuomey, Adventist Health
Obama administration moves to get more enrolled in health insurance
Republicans refuse to name members to healthcare panel
Largest US hospice company sued for Medicare fraud
CA weighs expanded role for nurse practitioners
KY Medicaid eligibility to be expanded
Opinion: American healthcare as a source of humor
Execs' cushy healthcare could trigger fines
May 9, 2013
CMS Releases Hospital Pricing Data
Leapfrog Hospital Safety Scores 'Depressing'
An end to medical-billing secrecy?
One hospital charges $8,000 — another, $38,000
VIDEO: Very different hospital bills for the very same treatment
MD prompts federal action on pharmacy oversight after meningitis outbreak
Medicaid expansion top of mind for Cleveland Clinic
Info packets don't help people take ER meds
Allscripts plans 350 NC jobs
May 8, 2013
Hospital billing varies wildly, government data shows
Telemedicine is Retail Health Clinics' Newest Tool
Hospital EDs Seeing Sicker Medicare Patients
Lawmakers Mull SGR Options
Cuts to Medicare trim costs to insurers
Harkin lifts hold on top healthcare nominee
Opinion: More Medicaid, more health?
HIPAA rules, outdated tech cost U.S. hospitals $8.3B a year
Opinion: Healthcare exchanges will need the young invincibles
TX doctor sues US over Affordable Care Act
May 7, 2013
Healthcare cost slowdown seen saving up to $770B
AMA Raises Reimbursement Concerns Over EHR Workarounds
Feds move to cap health coverage option for uninsurable Utahns
Battle at Kaiser Permanente is sign of vibrant unions in healthcare
'Care guides' show another face of health reform
May 6, 2013
Medical School Enrollment Forecast Tempered by Residency Concerns
4 Strategies for Managing Hospitalists
Funds to help uninsured choose healthcare options could affect how many get coverage
As healthcare costs slow, IPAB's launch is delayed
Opinion: What health insurance doesn't do
FL legislature leaves 35k in 2 counties without health insurance
'Virtual healthcare' gaining ground
Left with a language barrier to healthcare
May 3, 2013
Medical Director Compensation Increasingly Tied to Value, Quality
CMS to delete data on life-threatening mistakes from website
In several states, Medicaid expansion remains in limbo as time runs short
Healthcare law opponents sue Obama officials over IRS rules
RNC launches petition drive against Obamacare
Big insurers wary of entering new Obamacare markets
NJ hospitals credit Obamacare for drop in infections
Affordable Care Act poses unintended expense to some
High healthcare costs in ME driven by lifestyle
May 2, 2013
ED Cost of Care Greatly Underreported, Researcher Says
Medicaid access increases use of care, study finds
NC hospital mergers accelerating, raising concerns
Republicans propose Medicaid caps
Fewer carriers than expected apply for IL health marketplace
May 1, 2013
Bond Ratings Pressure Smaller Hospitals as NFP Sector Falters
Slideshow: Path to Collaborative Care Paved with Risk, Revenue
Opinion: Medicare should pay for patients, not treatments
Payment to ME hospitals slowed?
Expert: Don't be too hands-off with medical apps