The U.S. Supreme Court sent a widely watched California Medicaid case back to a lower court, declining to rule whether providers can sue states to enforce the federal statute....
New York Times | January 31, 2012 Here’s a bold prediction for the new year. By 2020, the American health insurance industry will be extinct.
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December 15, 2011 Reps. Brian Bilbray (R-Calif.) and Anna Eshoo (D-Calif.) may have their priorities confused. Medicaid, if anything pays too soon.
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Rich Daly | February 22, 2012 The total number of states receiving grants to establish state health insurance exchanges rose to 33 plus the District of Columbia with the issuance...
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Jessica Zigmond | February 21, 2012 The CMS has provided seven not-for-profit organizations a total of about $639 million in repayable loans to establish not-for-profit,...
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David Burda | February 18, 2012 Health policy in this country lacks direction because of a shortage of decisive leadership in both the public and private healthcare sectors.
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Jessica Zigmond | February 11, 2012 The White House's announcement that religious hospitals and charities will not be required to provide contraception coverage in their employee health...
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Jaimy Lee | January 04, 2012 SXC Health Solutions Corp., a pharmacy benefit manager and health information technology provider for the PBM industry, closed its acquisition of...
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Joseph Conn | February 22, 2012 ONC chief Dr. Farzad Mostashari gave an overflow crowd at HIMSS a sneak peek at the long-awaited first draft of the Stage 2 meaningful-use rules.
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Jessica Zigmond | February 19, 2012 The CMS announced it is accepting public comments on the agency's proposed payment and policy guidance for Medicare Advantage and prescription drug...
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Joseph Conn | February 22, 2012 ONC chief Dr. Farzad Mostashari gave an overflow crowd at HIMSS a sneak peek at the long-awaited first draft of the Stage 2 meaningful-use rules.
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Ashok Selvam | February 22, 2012 Illinois healthcare providers ripped Gov. Pat Quinn's plan to cut $2.7 billion from the state's Medicaid program.
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WBUR (Boston) | February 17, 2012 "You should lose weight and exercise, but in the meantime, take these pills." That's the sort of prescription Dr. Damian Folch, a general...
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Star Tribune (Minneapolis) | February 13, 2012 A two-minute memory test can uncover many cases of dementia that otherwise go unnoticed by doctors, according to Minneapolis VA researchers who...
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