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Smart Ideas For Fixing Healthcare
Business strategist Clayton Christensen on how public-private partnerships can fix the healthcare system. Presented by Steve Sashihara, CEO, Princeton Consultants In this session, Sashihara discusses how to transform the speed and effectiveness of decision making…
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BCBSMA exceeds state and national health care spending standards in 2012
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Massachusetts exceeded federal standards by $396 million and state standards by $242 million in the amount it spent on medical benefits on behalf of its members in 2012. …read more Source: BCBSMA exceeds state and national health care spending standards in 2012
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State highlights: Court hears arguments on Fla. ‘gun-gag’ law; Univ. of Minn. seeks to scale back coverage; fewer Utah docs see Medicaid patients
The top attorney for the state of Florida asked a federal appeals court today to reinstate a Florida law that regulates what physicians can ask patients about gun ownership, asserting that the law does not actually stifle such questions. Yes, it does, countered a lawyer representing several Florida medical societies and individual physicians who challenged…
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Washington University School of Medicine physicians join Coventry’s Medicare networks
Coventry Health Care of Missouri, Inc. has signed an agreement with Washington University School of Medicine adding the school’s physicians to two of Coventry’s Medicare networks. Under the agreement, effective July 1, members of Coventry’s Gold Advantage and Advantra Medicare Advantage plans can receive covered services, at in-network rates, from The School of Medicine physicians.…
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Research roundup: Eye care disparities; more complications for Medicaid patients after spine surgery; the cost to states opting against Medicaid expansion
After analyzing 2003-2004 data of patients who underwent spinal surgery at two medical institutions, they found that Medicaid beneficiaries were at much higher risk of experiencing any type of complication than patients who are privately insured. “The results of our study further support the growing body of literature that Medicaid patients have higher rates of…
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Why Vemma/Verve brands? Fun, free business health apps, charity, social/digital media marketing.
Watch now as Vemma Founder and CEO BK Boreyko shares the top 10 reasons why you need to join Vemma! Unlimited possibilities! We don’t place any barriers ahea…
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Viewpoints: Expanding abortion restrictions; Lift the ban on gay blood donors; Medicare’s price schedules
What’s going on in Wisconsin, North Dakota, South Dakota and Iowa ought to be a wake-up call to Minnesotans who prefer that physicians, not politicians, guide an individual’s medical care. Minnesota’s neighbors have moved with alarming alacrity to cripple women’s access to a safe and legal medical procedure -; abortion (7/18). From: http://www.news-medical.net/news/20130720/Viewpoints-Expanding-abortion-restrictions3b-Lift-the-ban-on-gay-blood-donors3b-Medicares-price-schedules.aspx
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House panel releases draft bill to repeal Medicare’s payment system for doctors
The proposal would get rid of the sustainable growth rate formula and replace it with a system that rewards doctors based on quality and efficiency measures, MedPage Today reports. From: http://www.news-medical.net/news/20130720/House-panel-releases-draft-bill-to-repeal-Medicares-payment-system-for-doctors.aspx
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Whittier IPA signs agreement with Alere Accountable Care Solutions to build community-wide HIE
Whittier Independent Practice Association, of Newburyport, Massachusetts, announced that it has signed an agreement with Alere Accountable Care Solutions to build a community-wide health information exchange. …read more Source: Whittier IPA signs agreement with Alere Accountable Care Solutions to build community-wide HIE
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HHS funds $12M to support primary care residency programs in Teaching Health Centers
Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Kathleen Sebelius today announced $12 million in Affordable Care Act funding to support primary care residency programs in 32 Teaching Health Centers across the nation. …read more Source: HHS funds $12M to support primary care residency programs in Teaching Health Centers