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Movement away from fee-for-service reimbursements has begun
Among health plan executives, there’s a lot of talk about moving from volume to value. But identifying what this expression…
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Key congressional committees agree on ‘Doc Fix’
An agreement has finally been reached in both houses of Congress that replaces the Medicare physician sustainable growth rate formula,…
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Free clinics mark Children’s Dental Health Month
Open wide! A free one-day dental clinic for low-income children may be coming to a school or community center near…
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Food deserts: Just one facet of an obesogenic world
It seems pretty far-fetched that bringing a supermarket to a disadvantaged neighborhood could, in a matter of months, turn back…
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Judge cites journalists’ work among reasons to unseal pricing data
Two rulings in one week in a case involving an Idaho hospital’s purchase of a physician group gave health care…
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Blame game: Obamacare becomes scapegoat for all that’s wrong with health care
Blame it on Obamacare. That’s what you hear, over and over again. Anything in the health care system that someone…
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CMS: Interim ACO, bundled payment savings top $488 million
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) released interim financial results for its various ACO and bundled payment initiatives…
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Uncovering the real drivers of obesity in young people
It’s great that the rapid rise in youth obesity since the 1980s has started to level off. But there’s an…
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Find out if lack of health literacy keeps people from ACA benefits
Yet another study tells us how little the public knows about the Affordable Care Act, and how even the people…
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Court ruling may signal tougher stance on hospital-physician ventures
One of the most significant trends in health care over the past few years has been the merger of physician…