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Medicare Trying Bundled Payments To Save Money, Improve Care

Wed, 24 Aug 2011 12:23:04 +0000

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

Wed, 24 Aug 2011 12:23:04 +0000

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

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it should be interested what change will this make

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

Sat, 20 Aug 2011 09:40:57 +0000

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.
thats funny

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

Sat, 20 Aug 2011 09:40:46 +0000

Editorâ€™s Note: Below, Tim Jost analyzes Fridayâ€™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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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

Wed, 17 Aug 2011 10:36:38 +0000

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

Wed, 17 Aug 2011 10:36:37 +0000

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Appeals Court Rejects Part Of Health Care Law

Mon, 15 Aug 2011 01:30:26 +0000

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

Mon, 15 Aug 2011 01:30:25 +0000

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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Big Spenders With Private Insurance Found In Unexpected Places

Thu, 11 Aug 2011 13:01:30 +0000

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

Thu, 11 Aug 2011 13:01:29 +0000

Top News A diabetic computer security researcher proves that hackers could theoretically remotely control medical devices such as insulin pumps and glucose monitors, which donâ€™t have enough…

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