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By: Margaret Dick Tocknell, for HealthLeaders Media, July 6, 2012
Hospital groups are weighing their options in states that are unwilling to expand their Medicaid programs under a provision of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act. Healthcare leaders are also keeping a close eye on efforts by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services to encourage states to increase Medicaid coverage.
By: John Commins, for HealthLeaders Media, July 6, 2012
Healthcare reform is demanding efficiencies of scale that solo or very small medical practices can't meet. Recruiting doctors into solo practice settings "has almost entirely abated," a Merritt Hawkins study finds.
By: Joe Cantlupe, for HealthLeaders Media, July 5, 2012
With the U.S. Supreme Court generally reaffirming the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, physicians are trying to decipher their own diagnosis for what's ahead. They appear to be diverging along two paths: embracing the court decision with some enthusiasm, or stepping up their political activism.
By: Cheryl Clark, for HealthLeaders Media, July 5, 2012
Metal-on-metal hip replacement or hip resurfacing systems, once seen as a safer alternative to prostheses made of polyethylene or ceramic, are under fire. But despite a raft of reports about device failures and toxicity issues, it remains unclear how serious, or extensive, the issue truly is.
By: July 6, 2012
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By: July 6, 2012
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