The Week in Healthcare news and information

Healthcare employers are wary while unions representing healthcare workers are hopeful as the U.S. Senate appears poised this week to confirm two Obama administration appointees to the National Labor Relations Board, thus moving toward filling all five board seats. Two Republican nominees also are...
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Mayo Clinic researchers asked physicians who should play the biggest role in addressing healthcare costs and to rate their enthusiasm for various ways to do it
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The push to manage population health may be fueling consolidation across the healthcare industry, but some systems are pushing back with looser partnerships that allow them to retain some independence and present fewer regulatory hassles.
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Not far into its public education campaign for healthcare reform, the Obama administration last week touted what it sees as some of the law's best provisions, while the House voted to delay what it views as two of the worst.
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The home health industry, which has come under fire for not providing health insurance to its largely low-income workforce, wants to be permanently exempted from the healthcare reform law's employer mandate. It argues that requiring home-care providers to...
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The article, “Who benefits from drug discounts?”, should have said that the 340B drug discount program excludes Medicaid beneficiaries, not Medicare beneficiaries.
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Unbeknownst to millions of Americans who seek health and fitness help on their computers or smartphones, bits and pieces of their personal, sensitive health information are loose on the Internet.
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When Tenet Healthcare Corp. recently agreed to pay $4.3 billion to acquire Vanguard Health Systems—after being relatively quiet on the acquisition front—it...
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The Premier healthcare alliance, one of the nation's largest group purchasing organizations, is considering an initial public offering, a move attacked by rival MedAssets.
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Dissatisfied with previous cost and quality efforts, computer chip giant Intel Corp. has entered an unusual direct contract with Presbyterian Healthcare Services for a narrow-network, accountable care-style arrangement for its employees in New Mexico.
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