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Reform Update: Big shifts seen in Mass. insurance market after rules limit consumer options
By Melanie Evans | October 16, 2013 | Basic Web Basic Web Subscription Details
As millions of Americans began to shop in newly created markets for health insurance, a new study of health plan choice in Massachusetts found major shifts in its health insurance market after the state set new rules that limit consumer options.
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Most healthcare provisions stripped from government-shutdown deal
By Harris Meyer | October 16, 2013 | Basic Web Basic Web Subscription Details
U.S. Senate leaders have agreed on a deal acceptable to the White House to end the government shutdown and temporarily raise the nation's debt ceiling, with almost all healthcare provisions stripped out. The deal would fund the government at current levels through Jan. 15, continuing the budget...
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McKesson sells pharmacy automation unit to private-equity firm
By Modern Healthcare | October 16, 2013 | Basic Web Basic Web Subscription Details
McKesson Corp. is selling its hospital pharmacy automation unit to private-equity firm Francisco Partners.
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CMS extends PQRS sign-up deadline
By Andis Robeznieks | October 16, 2013
Medical groups with 100 physicians or more were given an extra three days to register for the CMS Physician Quality Reporting System, formerly known as the Physician Quality Reporting Initiative.
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Quest Diagnostics to offer genetic tests for breast cancer risk
By Jaimy Lee | October 16, 2013 | Basic Web Basic Web Subscription Details
Quest Diagnostics, one of the largest clinical laboratories in the U.S., started offering BRCA testing this week as it seeks to tap into the lucrative breast cancer genetic testing market. But Quest and other companies that plan to offer less-expensive testing still face legal battles with the...
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WellStar latest to work with Walgreen retail clinics
By Modern Healthcare | October 16, 2013 | Basic Web Basic Web Subscription Details
WellStar Health System's urgent-care centers and physicians will work with retail clinics in eight Walgreen Co. stores to expand the scope of services available and help manage the treatment of chronic diseases.
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14 health startups get into 3-year incubator program
By Irina Ivanova, Crain's New York Business | October 16, 2013
StartUp Health, a New York-based incubator for health technology startups, admitted 14 new companies into its three-year development program this week. The program, which received 1,200 applications in the past year, aims to give new medical companies long-term mentoring and access to capital.
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Geography affects what drugs seniors are prescribed
By Lauran Neergaard / Associated Press | October 16, 2013
Where seniors live makes a difference not only in how much healthcare they receive but also the medications they're prescribed—as some miss out on key treatments while others get risky ones.
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White House projected strong health plan signups
By John Miller and Ricardo Alonso-Zaldivar / Associated Press | October 16, 2013
The Obama administration's internal projections called for strong enrollment in the states in the first year of new health insurance markets, according to unpublished estimates obtained by the AP.
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Reform Update: Federal exchange won't transfer Medicaid applications until November
By Steven Ross Johnson | October 15, 2013 | Basic Web Basic Web Subscription Details
Americans submitting their applications for Medicaid through the federal government's online insurance marketplace in 36 states may want to contact their state Medicaid agencies for faster results.
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