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HFMA: Patient Financial Interaction Guidelines Sharpened
CMS Issues Health Insurance Exchange Proposed Rules
IRS scandals threaten funding for healthcare law
Choice of health plans to vary sharply from state to state
FBI: Chicago hospital kept patients too sedated to breathe on their own
Opinion: What Sweden can tell us about Obamacare
States running out of time on health insurance exchanges
Obamacare rollout seen slowed by confusion over benefits
June 14, 2013
MGMA: Physician Compensation Increasingly Based on Quality Measures
AHIP: Kaiser CEO Advocates for Quality of Care
Healthcare law's employer requirements
Healthcare price growth plummets to 1.1 percent
AZ lawmakers pass Medicaid expansion
Small US insurers fill gaps for MS health exchanges
New web tool will link NJ enrollees to expanded Medicaid
June 13, 2013
Aggressive End-of-Life Care Easing in Hospitals
Data Collaborative Taps Predictive Analytics to Coordinate Care
Obamacare shows hospital savings as patients make gains
OIG: Medicare could have saved $910 million on lab tests in 2011
Obamacare: Is a $2,000 deductible 'affordable?'
Accenture forecasts fast retail clinic growth
Kaiser's Obamacare rates surprise analysts
L.A. leads US in Medicare spending on end-of-life care
June 12, 2013
SCOTUS: Class Arbitration Upheld in Physician-Insurer Case
Physicians Shut Out of ACOs Seek to Merge Practices
House panel to probe alleged seizure of medical records by IRS
Healthcare's overlooked cost factor
Opinion: Hospital pricing needs to be simpler, more equitable
June 11, 2013
SGR Ripe for Repeal
Enrollment in private Medicare plans hits record high
Cash-only doctors abandon the insurance system
Opinion: NEJM sheds light on payments to doctors
Brand name drugs drive up Medicare spending
Corrupt lab boss: Hundreds of doctors took bribes to help steal millions from Medicare
June 10, 2013
How Loyola Makes Flu Shot Compliance Soar
Immigration Bill Lowers Hurdles for Foreign-Born Docs
Obama pitches healthcare exchanges in CA visit
Opinion: The culprit behind high US healthcare prices
Kaiser Permanente research method has potential to transform US healthcare system
Healthcare law's perks, costs draw near
Negotiations could yield healthcare deal in CA Capitol
NY state-run ACA health coverage program in works
7 states with the highest healthcare costs
Dr. ZDoggMD goes viral to change healthcare system
June 7, 2013
CA Fines 10 Hospitals $625,000 for Medical Errors
CA is White House's proof that Obamacare is working
Americans still leery of Obama healthcare law
Consumers saved $2.1B on individual coverage under health law
New healthcare model cut even more costs in year two
NH Senate kills health overhaul bill
June 6, 2013
Hospitals Lagging on PSO Contracts
ACO Shared Savings is Top Payer Partnership
States' hospital data for sale puts privacy in jeopardy
Selling of Obamacare underway
Maryland panel approves hospital rate increase
Cancer breakthroughs add pressure to control costs
June 5, 2013
RWJF Launches Hospital Pricing App Challenge
Kidney Care Advocates Fight Medicare Cuts
AHA Defends Hospital Consolidations
Sebelius asked companies to support healthcare law
Blue Shield, Anthem owe CA small firms millions of dollars
Obamacare nullification bill on SC Senate agenda
Lawmaker blasts GOP's permanent 'doc fix' bill
The future of getting paid to be healthy
June 4, 2013
Datapalooza: HHS Unveils Medicare Outpatient Costs
Court challenges could tear down major pieces of Obamacare
Obamacare Medicaid feud to leave 3.6 million uninsured
Medicaid expansion a good deal for states
The six ways Obamacare changes insurance premiums
FL hospital takes a step toward price transparency
Miami-Dade county leads nation in Medicare spending per beneficiary
Fewer US families report having difficulty paying medical bills
June 3, 2013
Medicare Fund Future Still Grim
US Medicare outlook improves as healthcare costs ease
Midlevel healthcare providers seen as part of the solution
Home healthcare firms foresee boom, challenges
Race, economic differences impact support of Medicaid expansion, healthcare reform
NC hospitals' tax break could get eliminated
Opinion: Healthcare's 'productivity paradox' may be short lived