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Device-tax repeal surfaces as key in budget stalemate | But White House says it's unwilling to compromise until government shutdown ends
By Jaimy Lee and Jessica Zigmond | October 12, 2013 | Print Magazine Print Magazine Subscription Details
There are growing signs that repeal of the medical-device tax, fervently sought by the politically potent device industry, may be a key element in resolving the impasse in Congress over the budget and raising the debt ceiling.
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Finding their way home | Despite mixed evidence, providers increasingly look to medical homes for better care, cost savings
By Andis Robeznieks | October 05, 2013 | Print Magazine Print Magazine Subscription Details
Many healthcare providers and payers are moving forward with patient-centered medical homes to improve primary care and care coordination and reduce costs, despite mixed research evidence of the cost-effectiveness of this major delivery system reform.
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The moment of truth | As the state insurance exchanges prepare to open Oct.1, proponents and opponents alike wonder what the response will be
By Maureen McKinney | September 28, 2013 | Print Magazine Print Magazine Subscription Details
It's the question on everyone's mind. With open enrollment on the state insurance exchanges starting Oct. 1, will uninsured and underinsured Americans flock in large numbers to sign up for the new coverage?
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Adding to the ranks | Some employers shifting workers to state exchanges
By Melanie Evans | September 28, 2013 | Print Magazine Print Magazine Subscription Details
Employers and workers are making new calculations that likely will add part-time workers and those who have lost their jobs to the 7 million shoppers expected to buy federally subsidized coverage on the exchanges for 2014.
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Ready or not | Exchange preparedness varies in GOP-led states
By Maureen McKinney | September 28, 2013 | Print Magazine Print Magazine Subscription Details
State-based Republican opposition to implementation of the healthcare reform law forced federal officials to scramble over the past six months to design and launch far more local health insurance exchanges than originally anticipated.
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Steering clear? | Few systems have signed up to be 'navigators'
By Beth Kutscher | September 28, 2013 | Print Magazine Print Magazine Subscription Details
Hospitals and medical groups are the organizations that most commonly see uninsured patients and have a powerful incentive to find a payment source. You might think they would play a major role in signing up uninsured Americans for subsidized private...
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Media barrage | Conflicting ads may confuse public, affect enrollment
By Rachel Landen | September 28, 2013 | Print Magazine Print Magazine Subscription Details
Healthcare reform supporters are using every available advertising and communications vehicle to urge Americans to sign up for health coverage on the new state insurance exchanges, while Obamacare opponents are...
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Hit by delays | Rollout of exchanges marked by glitches
By Jaimy Lee | September 28, 2013 | Print Magazine Print Magazine Subscription Details
Just as President Barack Obama predicted, the rollout of the new state insurance exchanges is turning out to be bumpy on the eve of their opening.
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Sparking controversy | Rise in e-cigarette use has public health experts questioning their safety, effectiveness as harm-reduction device
By Steven Ross Johnson | September 21, 2013 | Print Magazine Print Magazine Subscription Details
The rise of electronic cigarettes has triggered a sharp debate over whether the devices can play a role in helping the nation's estimated 44 million adult smokers kick their habit.
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Out of their comfort zone | Dialysis provider DaVita needs to integrate big physician practice to move toward integrated care
By Beth Kutscher | September 14, 2013 | Print Magazine Print Magazine Subscription Details
With its acquisition of multispecialty medical group HealthCare Partners, dialysis giant DaVita has ventured beyond the realm of kidneys toward serving the whole patient.
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