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The time is now for ACOs, former CMS administrator says
With the prohibitive and rising cost of healthcare, there has never been a greater need for accountable care...
Opinion: HSAs lucrative for insurers, costly for consumers
In its ongoing attempt to weaken a key provision of the healthcare reform law -- the one that requires insurers to...
Web Exclusive: A Modest Proposal: Pay More for Care Only if It's Better
By applying comparative effectiveness research results to federal reimbursements, only medical services with higher...
Web Exclusive: Baptist Health in an Arkansas State of Denial
An economic conflict of interest policy is put to the legal test at Baptist Health in Arkansas. The state's highest...
Las Vegas panel discusses how best to stem the spread of infection
A Las Vegas Sun investigation found that lethal “superbugs" are infecting thousands of patients in local...
Insurers must reshape their image and impact upcoming regulations
Industry observers queried by Health Plan Week say health insurers have no one but themselves to blame for a poor...
'Senior moments' tied to blood-sugar levels
The decline in mental sharpness is among the most distressing aspects of aging. But a new study suggests that good...
What about diagnostic errors?
In this posting, Robert Wachter, MD, who writes the blog Wachter's World, questions why there's so much buzz out there...
Researcher criticizes alternative medicine
R. Barker Bausell says he arrived at the University of Maryland’s alternative medicine center with an open mind...
Magazine: Worth A Look
A multitude of resource-packed Web sites target specific corners of the healthcare world. Physicians, nurses...