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Lawmaker aims to close gray-market drug loopholes
By Jaimy Lee | May 22, 2012 | Basic Web Basic Web Subscription Details
Rep. Elijah Cummings (D-Md.) introduced legislation that aims to strengthen oversight of drug wholesalers by prohibiting them from purchasing drugs from pharmacies and by requiring more disclosure.
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Rise in worker coverage short-lived: report
By Melanie Evans | May 22, 2012 | Basic Web Basic Web Subscription Details
The percentage of workers with employer-based health insurance coverage edged up briefly after the last recession but dropped during the first half of last year, according to a new Employee Benefit Research Institute report.
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Tenn. Blues, doc practices to bundle payments
By Beth Kutscher | May 22, 2012
Four Tennessee orthopedic practices have inked an agreement with Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Tennessee to establish a bundled-payment system for total knee and hip replacements.
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Mass. governor seeks healthcare spending flexibility
By Milford (Mass.) Daily News | May 22, 2012
Suppose a downhill skier suffers torn knee ligaments in a fall, then seeks medical care. Under the existing system that pays for each visit and service, the patient might get an expensive MRI, even if the doctor can diagnose the problem without one.
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Medicaid proposal makes nearly $1.4 billion in cuts
By Chicago Sun-Times | May 22, 2012
Illinois moved closer to drastic Medicaid cuts Monday with proposed legislation that could excise nearly $1.4 billion from the state’s program by shrinking benefits, such as regular adult dental care, and cutting payments to most hospitals and nursing homes.
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Feds issue final rule on consumer tax credit
By Maureen McKinney | May 21, 2012 | Basic Web Basic Web Subscription Details
The federal government has released a final rule cementing many of the details of the health insurance premium tax credit. Mandated by the healthcare reform law, the credit applies to individuals and families who are enrolled in insurance exchanges and whose income is between 100% and 400% of the federal poverty level.
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Patients tie cost concerns with quality issues
By Beth Kutscher | May 21, 2012
Cost concerns continue to weigh on patients, with many patients believing that costs are intricately tied to the quality of care they're receiving.
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Bargain hunters use websites to cut doc bills
By Bloomberg Businessweek | May 21, 2012
Disparities in healthcare costs have prompted several startups to get into the business of helping companies and their employees save healthcare dollars.
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Colo. governor expected to sign Medicaid payment reform
By Andis Robeznieks | May 20, 2012 | Basic Web Basic Web Subscription Details
A bipartisan bill in Colorado creating a Medicaid payment reform and innovation pilot program is expected to be signed soon by Gov. John Hickenlooper.
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CMS actuaries see higher Medicare costs
By Jessica Zigmond | May 20, 2012 | Basic Web Basic Web Subscription Details
Based on the premise that the 2012 Medicare Trustees Report's projections are "clearly unrealistic," a new memo from the CMS Office of the Actuary lays out hypothetical alternatives that estimate higher expenditures for the federal healthcare program.
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