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Merger means pressure's on for struggling stand-alone facilities
By Beth Kutscher | July 02, 2013
Watch out, community hospitals. The proposed merger between Tenet Healthcare Corp. and Vanguard Health Systems is expected to increase pressure on already-struggling stand-alone facilities in the markets where the two chains operate.
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Walgreen, CVS expand further into retail health with clinics
By Ashok Selvam | June 28, 2013 | Basic Web Basic Web Subscription Details
Rival drugstore chains continued this week to expand their footprints in retail health with retail clinics. Walgreen Co. announced a new clinic adjacent to Johns Hopkins East Baltimore medical campus, while CVS Caremark Corp. announced a partnership with Parkridge Health System to run seven...
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HMA to begin negotiations with Bert Fish Medical
By Beth Kutscher | June 26, 2013 | Basic Web Basic Web Subscription Details
Health Management Associates is on its way to forging its third deal this year after it was selected to begin negotiations with Bert Fish Medical Center, New Smyrna Beach, Fla.
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Reform Update: Providers likely to feel pressure as Medicaid gets new enrollees
By Rich Daly | June 25, 2013 | Basic Web Basic Web Subscription Details
New Medicaid enrollees may be healthier than the program's current beneficiaries, but that is unlikely to relieve much of the pressure on providers as millions of newly covered patients seek care next year.
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Newly insured to deepen primary care doctor gap
By Ann Sanner / Associated Press | June 22, 2013
Getting face time with the family doctor could soon become even harder.
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Slower growth in obesity rate could be sign policies are working
By Rich Daly | June 19, 2013 | Basic Web Basic Web Subscription Details
Obesity is still rising, but at a slower pace, which some experts say may be a sign people are finally responding to a smattering of policy initiatives and an outpouring of national concern.
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Reform Update: Slow start predicted for expanded Medicaid enrollment
By Rich Daly | June 18, 2013 | Basic Web Basic Web Subscription Details
Officials hoping to enroll millions more beneficiaries into Medicaid programs this fall are signaling the possibility of a slow start. Ultimately, they hope to use some past success to overcome obstacles that have long left uncovered millions of Medicaid-eligible enrollees.
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ERs could be our 'last best hope'
By Modern Healthcare | June 08, 2013 | Print Magazine Print Magazine Subscription Details
The cover story “One-stop shop for care” reflects a growing trend in community hospitals. Our hospital is also confronting a fundamental problem of emergency rooms becoming a reservoir for patients who...
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Reform Update: Obama says reform is working
By Jessica Zigmond | June 07, 2013 | Basic Web Basic Web Subscription Details
President Barack Obama on Friday insisted the health reform law is working as it should and praised lower-than-expected insurance premiums in California as he touted a public-private partnership there to help Americans enroll in coverage later this year.
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Obama to spotlight Calif. effort promoting ACA
By Jessica Zigmond | June 07, 2013 | Basic Web Basic Web Subscription Details
President Barack Obama today will promote a California effort to educate Americans about the health reform law and insurance coverage enrollment that the administration hopes will serve as a model.
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