Medicare Trying Bundled Payments To Save Money, Improve Care

August 24th, 2011

The new bundling proposal would turn Medicare’s payment system on its head. Rather than paying hospitals, doctors, and post-hospital caregivers separately, Medicare would provide a single payment for, say, heart attack care.
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Bail boosted to 3M for hubby in wife-slay

August 24th, 2011

BY Jennifer H. Cunningham and Joe KempDAILY NEWS STAFF WRITERS Wednesday, August 24th 2011, 4:00 AM Prosecutors won a spike in bail Tuesday for a man charged with murder in a twisted plot that…

New York Post – ‘Roll’ playing: ‘Killer’ hubby in court
NY Daily News – Kin: Hubby in slay beat and scared wife

it should be interested what change will this make

HIV In The Middle East And North Africa: Hidden ‘Behind A Veil’?

August 20th, 2011

HIV isn’t openly discussed in Middle Eastern societies. New data give a much clearer picture of its prevalence and how governments do and don’t respond. We speak with one researcher who explains the challenges of studying a topic taboo in the region.
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Appellate Court: Individual Mandate Falls But Rest Of Affordable Care Act Survives

August 20th, 2011

Editor’s Note: Below, Tim Jost analyzes Friday’s appellate decision regarding the Affordable Care Act. Watch for more coverage of this decision and its significance on Health Affairs Blog. One…

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Wonk Room – Court Rules Against Individual Health Care Mandate
New York Post – Health Care Split Decisions Push Fight to the Supreme Court

and i though i was the only one to see it this way

How The Merger Of Two Health Care Giants May Affect Your Wallet

August 17th, 2011

Express Scripts and Medco Health Services manage the prescription drug coverage that health insurance companies offer to large organizations. The two firms say their plans for a $29 billion merger will help control health care costs for consumers. But will bigger really be better?
it should be interested what change will this make

Appellate Court: Individual Mandate Falls But Rest Of Affordable Care Act Survives

August 17th, 2011

Editor’s Note: Below, Tim Jost analyzes Friday’s appellate decision regarding the Affordable Care Act. Watch for more coverage of this decision and its significance on Health Affairs Blog. One…

Wonk Room – Why The Court Found The Medicaid Mandate Constitutional
Wonk Room – Morning CheckUp: August 15, 2011
Wonk Room – BamCare’s rising legal woes
Wonk Room – Court Rules Against Individual Health Care Mandate
New York Post – Health Care Split Decisions Push Fight to the Supreme Court

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Appeals Court Rejects Part Of Health Care Law

August 14th, 2011

A federal appeals court in Atlanta has ruled against the individual mandate contained in the new health care law, saying it is unconstitutional to require citizens to buy health insurance.
great news thought i would never see this.

HIStalk Interviews Tom Stevenson DO, Chief Medical Officer, Covisint

August 14th, 2011

Tom Stevenson, DO is chief medical officer of Covisint of Detroit, MI and a preceptor in the family medicine residency program of MetroHealth Hospital. Tell me about yourself and about Covisint….

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Health Business Blog – Community Health Centers: Not just a “safety net”
Fast Company – Want To Keep (And Motivate) Your Best Employees? It’s Not About The Money

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Big Spenders With Private Insurance Found In Unexpected Places

August 11th, 2011

A Thomson Reuters analysis of what the privately insured spend on health care shows that it’s wrong to presume that a region with high Medicare spending also has a cost problem from private insurance.
wonder what this really means

News 8/5/11

August 11th, 2011

Top News A diabetic computer security researcher proves that hackers could theoretically remotely control medical devices such as insulin pumps and glucose monitors, which don’t have enough…

Health Business Blog – Hospital capacity management: Interview with GE Performance Solutions (transcript)
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