Drug Companies’ Lobbyist May Push to Expand U.S. Payments
Drugmakers may push to boost U.S. government spending on prescription drugs even as the U.S. Congress seeks to reduce health-care spending, according to internal documents
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Monthly Archives: September 2012
To Save Medicare, Free It From Its Captors
The months-long Center for Public Integrity investigation into the Medicare program has uncovered a textbook example of the expensive consequences of what’s known as “regulatory
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HCA Seen Losing Revenue as Kaiser Makes Push for Patients
Kaiser Permanente, the California- based health-care behemoth, is moving east.
How Much Health-Care Spending Is Wasted? Lots.
Last week, two important reports underscored the potential for improving the value of health care in the U.S.
Health System in U.S. Plagued by $765 Billion in Waste
The U.S. health-care system is plagued by about $765 billion in annual waste and needs stronger government leadership to coordinate practices as the Affordable Care
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Video Dial-a-Doctor Seen Easing Shortage in Rural U.S.
Until recently, when children in Ware County, Georgia, needed to see a pediatrician or a specialist, getting to the nearest doctor could entail a four-
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Physicians Partners Reaches Agreement With Cigna
Effective August 15, 2012, Physicians Partners have reached an agreement with Cigna Insurance Co. and are now considered as BACK IN NETWORK.
Electronic Health Records Gaining Acceptance
When her 5-week-old daughter Scarlett was hospitalized in March with a potentially life-threatening respiratory virus, Melissa Marote of Canoga Park, Calif., was too distraught to
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Improving Patient Outcomes and Reducing Costs
With healthcare costs on a continuous upward trend, it’s not surprising that there is an underlying assumption that quality healthcare is expensive.