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Rising prices drove higher spending among commercially insured: study

Mon, 21 May 2012 05:01:00 +0000

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Rising prices meant higher health spending for patients with insurance through a job in 2010 even as demand for medical care stagnated, according to the first report generated from a trove of claims data from private insurers.

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Colo. governor expected to sign Medicaid payment reform

Sun, 20 May 2012 19:00:00 +0000

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A bipartisan bill (PDF) in Colorado creating a Medicaid payment reform and innovation pilot program is expected to be signed soon by Gov. John Hickenlooper.

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CMS actuaries see higher Medicare costs

Sun, 20 May 2012 05:01:00 +0000

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Based on the premise that the 2012 Medicare Trustees Report’s projections are “clearly unrealistic,” a new memo from the CMS Office of the Actuary lays out hypothetical alternatives that estimate higher expenditures for the federal healthcare…

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Ascension launches venture capital fund

Sat, 19 May 2012 05:01:00 +0000

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Ascension Health Ventures, the venture capital arm of the nation’s largest not-for-profit health system, launched a third fund, which is expected to seek $225 million from investors.

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Nurses union urges Wall Street tax at NATO meeting

Fri, 18 May 2012 20:30:00 +0000

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The country’s largest nurses union Friday afternoon pushed for a tax of Wall Street profits before a crowd of thousands in downtown Chicago at a protest aimed at the upcoming NATO summit.

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ONC launches ocular-imaging app contest

Fri, 18 May 2012 20:00:00 +0000

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New apps that improve the interoperability of ophthalmic examination tools and electronic health records could win up to $100,000 through the latest HHS software application…

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Calif. switches contractors for info exchange

Fri, 18 May 2012 19:45:00 +0000

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In California, a land renowned for upheaval, the ground has shifted once again under federal and state efforts to promote health information exchange.

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FDA to consider employees’ timeliness in product evaluations

Fri, 18 May 2012 19:45:00 +0000

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Timeliness goals for medical product applications are one element the Food and Drug Administration may consider to evaluate employee performance, the Government Accountability Office concluded in a study released Friday.

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New Justice chief focuses on corporate compliance

Fri, 18 May 2012 18:30:00 +0000

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In his first major public speech as head of the Justice Department’s civil division, Stuart Delery told an audience of corporate attorneys in San Francisco that fighting healthcare fraud must include substantive penalties and remedies beyond…

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N.Y. Medicaid development center rates too high: audit

Fri, 18 May 2012 18:15:00 +0000

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The New York Medicaid program provided $1.4 billion in “excessive” payments to development centers in a recent year, HHS’ inspector general found.

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