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Physician-owned hospitals expand in Dallas-Fort Worth
By Dallas Morning News | August 06, 2013
Physician-owned hospitals in North Texas are finding ways to expand despite being banned from accepting Medicare and Medicaid patients.
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Reform Update: Exchanges 'on target' for Oct. 1, Sebelius says
By Andis Robeznieks | August 05, 2013 | Basic Web Basic Web Subscription Details
Health insurance exchanges in every state are set to go live in 18 weeks, and HHS Secretary Kathleen Sebelius promises that open enrollment will begin as scheduled.
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Study: Blue Cross avoided $155 million in costs in medical home project
By Jay Greene, Crain's Detroit Business | August 05, 2013
David Share, M.D., senior vice president of value partnerships with Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan, has been shepherding the Blues' patient-centered medical home project during the five years of its existence.
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ONC guide gives advice on EHR software, services
By Joseph Conn | August 05, 2013 | Basic Web Basic Web Subscription Details
Hospitals and office-based physicians not yet using an electronic health-record system can get some free help from the federal government on what to expect when contracting to buy EHR software or services.
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Healthcare law raises pressure on public unions
By New York Times | August 05, 2013
Municipalities across the U.S. are pushing public unions to accept cheaper health benefits in anticipation of a component of the Affordable Care Act that will tax expensive plans starting in 2018.
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Reform Update: Tavenner downplays GOP concerns over reform
By Jessica Zigmond | August 02, 2013 | Basic Web Basic Web Subscription Details
Two months before open enrollment begins on the state insurance exchanges, CMS Administrator Marilyn Tavenner downplayed concerns from GOP lawmakers that the 2010 healthcare law will hurt jobs and expressed confidence that the employer mandate delay won't affect the law's implementation.
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Deal keeps U.S. healthcare contribution for Congress
By New York Times | August 02, 2013
The Obama administration told Congress on Thursday that it would allow the federal government to continue paying a large share of the cost of health insurance for members of Congress and their aides, averting a problem for many who work on Capitol Hill.
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California exchange rates fall for small business
By Los Angeles Times | August 02, 2013
California's small businesses next year will have a range of competitively priced options offered by a new state government health insurance exchange.
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Reform Update: Online insurance brokers get to play on federally run exchanges
By Jonathan Block | August 01, 2013 | Basic Web Basic Web Subscription Details
Increasing enrollment in health insurance is one of the primary goals of the health reform law. The CMS took a major step to achieve that by signing agreements with five online insurance brokers.
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Cigna profit exceeds expectations; low costs help
By Reuters | August 01, 2013
Cigna Corp, which provides U.S. and overseas health insurance, as well as disability and life insurance, on Thursday reported a second-quarter profit that beat analysts' expectations on low medical costs and higher revenue.
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