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New drugs carry hefty price tags | Makers of leading-edge orphan products asked to cut prices, take smaller profits

By Jaimy Lee | October 05, 2013 | Print Magazine

The market for drug therapies for rare diseases is becoming increasingly crowded with expensive new products, a Modern Healthcare review of FDA approval and company pricing data shows.
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'Providers have been pretty satisfied' with negotiated rates

By Melanie Evans | October 05, 2013 | Print Magazine

Hospital systems seem to be doing better than expected in rate negotiations with insurers offering plans on the state insurance exchanges in 2014. Analysts and hospital executives interviewed by Modern Healthcare say hospitals will be paid nearly the same...
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PhRMA sues on 340B orphans

By Jaimy Lee | October 05, 2013 | Print Magazine

The battle continues between drugmakers and healthcare providers over the breadth of the federal 340B drug discount program, which assists providers serving indigent and uninsured patients.
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Hunger as a health issue | Food insecurity adds to health systems' costs; October summit seeks solutions

By Steven Ross Johnson | September 28, 2013 | Print Magazine

Five years ago, ProMedica launched a campaign to address nutrition problems after finding the system's hospitals and services were being used to treat conditions associated with malnutrition.
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Premier's strong performance | Shares up 17% on second day of trading

By Beth Kutscher | September 28, 2013 | Print Magazine

Premier's $760 million IPO—priced above the upper end of its expected range and trading strong out of the gate—shows investor confidence in its diversified array of services and expectations under healthcare reform.
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EHR developers under pressure | Fewer systems ready for Stage 2, analysis shows

By Joseph Conn | September 28, 2013 | Print Magazine

The long-anticipated shakeout in the EHR market is underway.
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'It's long overdue' | Home-care agencies cheer, jeer rule as change nears

By Ashok Selvam | September 21, 2013 | Print Magazine

Now that the Obama administration has delivered its long-awaited rule making home-care aides eligible for overtime pay and the federal minimum wage, employers who send out the aides must weigh the impact of a more even playing field.
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Gaining strength | Actuaries see rise in healthcare spending growth

By Melanie Evans | September 21, 2013 | Print Magazine

The long slump in healthcare spending, whose growth slowed as the economy plunged into recession and never recovered, may be about to end.
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Counting the uncovered

September 21, 2013 | Print Magazine

New numbers from the U.S. Census Bureau last week are a reminder of the challenge ahead as the Obama administration works to realize the healthcare reform law's vision of significantly reducing the ranks of Americans without health insurance.
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Narrowing it down | Systems seeking single supplier for interoperability

By Joseph Conn | September 21, 2013 | Print Magazine

Hospital systems, especially those that are purchasing physician practices and expanding outpatient clinics to pursue greater care coordination, face a pressing need to track patients no matter where they receive care. Interoperability between EHRs has...
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