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Four-year results of global payment initiative show costs reduced, quality improved
An innovative payment program from Blue Cross Blue Shield of Massachusetts has achieved impressive results in controlling costs and improving…
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A one-year assessment of the ACA
The New York Times recently pulled their reportorial and graphics know-how together to do a one-year assessment of the ACA.…
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Latest Leapfrog scores show hospitals need to improve patient safety
A new report from the Leapfrog Group couldn’t be more timely given the attention hospitals have received recently on the…
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Journalist offered money to cover Alzheimer’s briefing
A representative of Banner Alzheimer’s Institute, which treats and researches Alzheimer’s disease, has issued invitations to cover an hour-long briefing hosted…
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New Harvard report says U.S. unprepared to help seniors age in place
A newly-released report from the Joint Center for Housing Studies at Harvard University says the U.S. is woefully unprepared to…
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How does food labeling affect consumer choice?
If you’ve ever wondered about the real impact of those little black-and-white nutrition labels, or felt that perhaps food labeling…
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Separating fact from fiction on water fluoridation
For close to seven decades now, jurisdictions across the country have been supplementing naturally-occurring fluoride in community water supplies to…
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Rise in nursing home infection rates lead to avoidable complications, deaths
Infections among nursing home residents are rising, according to a study presented Oct. 8, 2014, at IDWeek (an international gathering…
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When covering health insurance is personal
California journalist Randy Dotinga has written several pieces about his own efforts to obtain health insurance. His “long-running tale of…
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High costs cause some Americans to skip needed care, survey shows
More than 16 million privately insured Americans face significant financial hardships as a result of high medical bills, forcing some…