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Report shows reference pricing could save employers $9.4 billion
If all employers adopted reference pricing for certain health care services, the potential total savings could reach $9.4 billion, according…
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Medicare payment data now available for individual states
When the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid released payment data last month, health reporters paid attention. It allowed an unprecedented…
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Health spending for elderly shows lowest growth rate among all age groups
Per capita health care costs for people age 65 and older grew by just 4.1 percent for 2002-10, the lowest…
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How recent changes are leading to hidden hospital fees
Daniel Chang wrote a piece for The Miami Herald on some of the hidden hospital fees that can take patients by surprise – and…
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Countering the fog of research
The military uses the phrase “the fog of war” to describe the miscalculations and botched decisions that get made in…
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What we know – and don’t know – about Marketplace enrollment
We posted yesterday on what we knew about enrollment as we waited for the updated HHS report – which of course…
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State medical boards approve telemedicine guidelines
Representatives of state medical licensing boards approved updated guidelines this week to help ensure the safety and quality of medicine…
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Research: Price transparency could save billions in health care costs
It’s widely assumed that when patients have more information about the cost of care they drive down health care costs…
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Looking ahead to new ACA enrollment numbers
I keep waiting for the final official HHS report on enrollment and the state and demographic breakdowns, but since we…
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Kansas reporter shares rural perspective on dental care
Larry Dreiling Along with coverage of everything from Congressional wrangling over the Farm Bill to livestock management to wildlife conservation,…
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