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medicare
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Data shows disconnect between patient perception, hospital performance
Sifting through Medicare hospital rating data, USA Today reporters Steve Sternberg and Christopher Schnaars found an enlightening disconnect between patients’…
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Uninsured face delays, increased risks en route to long-term care
Writing for Heart & Soul, Yanick Rice Lamb offers up a comprehensive take on the special challenges patients and hospitals…
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Report: Calif. hospital chain profited from ER admissions
After months of investigation and updates, California Watch reporters Christina Jewett and Stephen K. Doig have unleashed their full report…
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House calls on the rise as their economic benefits become clear
In The Miami Herald, Ana Veciana-Suarez looks into why doctor house calls are on the rise, especially among the Medicare…
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Effort to make Medicare data public advances
The Dow Jones Company’s efforts to make Medicare data public took a step forward yesterday with a U.S. magistrate recommending…
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Health Policy battle entering a new phase
As I try to figure out what AHCJ members most need as they cover Health Policy in year two of…
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Senators join fight to open Medicare claims data
Two senators have joined the effort to open up the Medicare claims database that reveals what payments doctors get through…
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MedPage Today team gets 13 minutes with Sebelius
The folks over a MedPage Today only had 13 minutes to interview HHS Secretary Kathleen Sebelius on video, but they…
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WSJ sues for release of Medicare provider data
If successful, a legal move by The Wall Street Journal could open a flood of now-confidential Medicare data about providers…
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WSJ exposes flaws of Medicare’s pay now, investigate later culture
In the latest story to take advantage of their paper’s Medicare data trove, The Wall Street Journal‘s Mark Schoofs and…