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� Medical groups fear ACA grace period will lead to unpaid claims - Sept. 2, 2013
� ACA expected to cause few benefits disruptions - Sept. 2, 2013
� Brief: American Enterprise Institute describes how it would fix ACOs - Sept. 2, 2013
� Brief: Survey: EHRs boost quality but don’t cut costs - Aug. 26, 2013
� Brief: Insurance exchange navigators get grants to sign up uninsured - Aug. 26, 2013
� Doctors shortchanged by insurers’ shift to credit card payments - Aug. 26, 2013
� Men in high-deductible health plans put off serious care - Aug. 26, 2013
� Policing medical practice employees after work - Aug. 26, 2013
� Out-of-pocket caps will be higher for some under ACA delay - Aug. 23, 2013
� Liability fears drive doctors to defensive medicine, study reaffirms - Aug. 21, 2013
� Small doctor groups using IPAs to deliver care management - Aug. 19, 2013
� Brief: Government shutdown wouldn’t affect ACA - Aug. 19, 2013
� Successful ACOs say they struggle to get physician issues ironed out - Aug. 19, 2013
� Brief: More hospitals sharing electronic health data than in 2008 - Aug. 19, 2013
� Most health plans still resist covering weight-loss treatment - Aug. 19, 2013
� Medicare sticks to clock-watching on hospital observation policy - Aug. 19, 2013
� Insurers seek limited insurance exchange plan networks - Aug. 19, 2013
� Court bars collecting fees beyond Medicaid pay - Aug. 16, 2013
� Column: Collaboration can save medical practices time, money and effort - Aug. 12, 2013
� Multimedia: What free screenings does the ACA require? - Aug. 12, 2013
� Column: Spotlighting 5 medical treatments that may be overused - Aug. 12, 2013
� Brief: Advanced practice nurses want in on insurance exchange plans - Aug. 12, 2013
� Brief: Electronic health tool aims to improve personalized care - Aug. 12, 2013
� Doctors get higher scores from patients more involved in care - Aug. 12, 2013
� Medicaid's muddled preventive care picture - Aug. 12, 2013
� Some primary care doctors still lack 2013 Medicaid pay boost - Aug. 12, 2013
� Retail clinic convenience charms new audience: parents - Aug. 12, 2013
� Brief: Given a choice, most employees pick least costly health plan - Aug. 12, 2013
� Brief: Health care-associated infections cost $45 billion annually - Aug. 5, 2013
� Brief: Medical studies often overturn standards of care - Aug. 5, 2013
� Elderly with anemia have increased risk of dementia - Aug. 5, 2013
� Brief: CMS places 6-month home health moratorium on Chicago, Miami - Aug. 5, 2013
� Brief: Doctors outline their role in containing health costs - Aug. 5, 2013
� Buddy programs link med students, Alzheimer’s patients - Aug. 5, 2013
� IOM: Target inefficient Medicare doctors, not regions - Aug. 5, 2013
� Bill would prevent ACA from ending doctors' insurance contracts - Aug. 2, 2013
� Vaccine opt-outs higher in states where exemptions are easier - July 31, 2013
� Brief: House bill would raise some Medicare patient fees - July 29, 2013
� Brief: Sunshine Act phone app available for physicians - July 29, 2013
� Brief: Insurance exchanges a strong draw for health plans - July 29, 2013
� Brief: Projected impact of ACA employer mandate delay is small - July 29, 2013
� Brief: Majority of parents don’t know lifetime CT scan cancer risks - July 29, 2013
� Brief: Southern and black seniors less healthy than others their age - July 29, 2013
� Brief: FDA takes action against fake pharmacies - July 29, 2013
� WellPoint program lets employers name their price for doctors - July 29, 2013
� Medicare pioneer ACOs save money but lose physicians - July 29, 2013
� Advance pay ACOs: A down payment on Medicare's future - July 29, 2013
� Jury still out on urgent care savings - July 26, 2013
� Private Medicaid expansion plan would pay doctors more - July 22, 2013
� Brief: Medicare delays face-to-face rule for ordering DME - July 22, 2013
� Brief: State insurance exchange options deemed innovative and generous - July 22, 2013
� Brief: Standards set for ACA exchange enrollment navigators - July 22, 2013
� Brief: UnitedHealthcare to boost pay for ACOs - July 22, 2013
� Patient location and condition signal odds of drug compliance - July 22, 2013
� Brief: Drug-use data aid emergency doctors with opioid prescribing - July 22, 2013
� Is health IT reaching a plateau? - July 22, 2013
� Physicians find solutions in the face of disaster - July 15, 2013
� Column: The power of organized medicine makes a difference - July 15, 2013
� Brief: OIG: $540 million in Medicare overpayments is not recoverable - July 15, 2013
� Brief: Nongroup health plans expected to increase under the ACA - July 15, 2013
� Brief: Many doctors not discussing ACA with their patients - July 15, 2013
� Brief: Every age group thinks their generation is the healthiest - July 15, 2013
� Will House follow Senate on physician immigration reform? - July 15, 2013
� ACA employer mandate delay may mean more patients in exchanges - July 15, 2013
� Hospitals see alignment with doctors as boon to patient care - July 15, 2013
� HSAs continue to see growth among patient population - July 15, 2013
� Federal grants aim to boost CHIP, Medicaid enrollment - July 12, 2013
� Tenet says Vanguard purchase will lead to more hospital deals - July 9, 2013
� Medicaid eligibles for 2014 healthier than expected - July 8, 2013
� 1.7 million affected by bankruptcies from unpaid medical bills - July 8, 2013
� Medicare Physician Compare website undergoes overhaul - July 8, 2013
� More young adults see health insurance as a necessity - July 8, 2013
� Brief: Consumers saved billions on 2012 premiums under ACA - July 8, 2013
� Brief: OIG: Medicare spent $7 million on improper pneumococcal shots - July 8, 2013
� Brief: Judge indicates birth control mandate violates religious freedom - July 8, 2013
� Brief: Medigap enrollment on the upswing - July 8, 2013
� Emergency department relief? Keep doctor offices open late - July 8, 2013
� Managed care project serves as a test run for Medicaid expansion - July 5, 2013
� Insurer reports $98 million cost savings with medical home program - July 2, 2013
� Medicaid's mounting audit pressure - July 1, 2013
� Brief: Baby boomers should be screened for hepatitis C - July 1, 2013
� Brief: Variation in ED imaging rates not dependent on physician training - July 1, 2013
� Brief: Some health insurance exchange work is behind schedule - July 1, 2013
� Brief: Study pinpoints primary care physician shortages - July 1, 2013
� News Federal payment sought for Medicaid organ transplants - July 1, 2013
� News Insurer report card points to patient collection hassles - July 1, 2013
� Column: Health reform puts doctors' professionalism on the line - July 1, 2013
� Boom predicted for retail clinics after years-long lull - July 1, 2013
� Medical cost growth expected to stay low in 2014 - June 28, 2013
� Med school grants aim to strengthen geriatric care - June 26, 2013
� Connected Coverage: Doctors, patients have yet to fully figure out the Affordable Care Act - June 24, 2013
� Drug pay-for-delay deals declared fair game for FTC lawsuits - June 24, 2013
� Medicare advisers critical of both SGR and hospital pay - June 24, 2013
� Column: Ruling slows out-of-network doctors’ fight for fair pay - June 24, 2013
� Hypoglycemia raises dementia risk in older diabetics - June 24, 2013
� MGMA-ACMPE details first findings of quality impact on doctor pay - June 24, 2013
� Hospital jobs turning into a doctors’ market - June 24, 2013
� Brief: Employers back pharmacy benefits for employees - June 24, 2013
� Brief: Health information exchanges not producing expected savings - June 24, 2013
� Brief: $1 billion could be saved on Medicare lab tests, OIG finds - June 24, 2013
� States get creative to meet Medicaid specialty care shortfall - June 21, 2013
� Study tallies cost of growing reliance on emergency care - June 19, 2013
� Fewer patients struggle with medical debt - June 18, 2013
� Medicare's doctor records riddled with errors - June 17, 2013
� Rules let personal physicians craft wellness program alternatives - June 17, 2013
� White House seeks renewed focus on mental illness - June 17, 2013
� Doctors urged to use 5-question tool to screen for frailty - June 17, 2013
� ACA likely to produce more hospital consolidation - June 17, 2013
� Brief: 14.4 million sign up for Medicare Advantage - June 17, 2013
� Brief: ACA likely to free workers for entrepreneurship - June 17, 2013
� Doctor ACO pay risk varies greatly on payer: public or private - June 17, 2013
� Brief: Shunning Medicaid expansion will cost 14 states $8.4 billion - June 17, 2013
� News AMA meeting opens with recap of year of promoting changes in health care - June 15, 2013
� Health IT stands out as insurance exchange hurdle - June 14, 2013
� Study gauges effect of patient engagement on health costs - June 11, 2013
� Column: Health reform medical liability shield a model of good sense - June 10, 2013
� Cancer patients want cost discussion, but fear initiating it - June 10, 2013
� Brief: Immigrants pay Medicare more than what they receive in care - June 10, 2013
� Appeals court OKs Medicaid pay cuts on eve of expansion - June 10, 2013
� Brief: Organized medicine seeks info on Medicaid primary care pay boost - June 10, 2013
� Brief: Patients can shop for health care with cost estimator - June 10, 2013
� Employers firm up health insurance benefit plans for 2014 - June 10, 2013
� Health spending data reflect more patients seeing their doctors - June 10, 2013
� Dispute raised over true cause of Medicare spending disparities - June 10, 2013
� Brief: Prostate cancer treatment delayed longer for blacks than whites - June 10, 2013
� How well do physicians know the ACA? - June 10, 2013
� GOP at odds with public in South over Medicaid expansion - June 7, 2013
� Clinical guidelines often not so precise when it comes to cost - June 3, 2013
� CMS takes second look at Medicaid hospital pay cuts - June 3, 2013
� Innovation center offers $1 billion to test Medicare pay models - June 3, 2013
� Serious work put into making primary care fun again - June 3, 2013
� Nursing homes pressured to be wired but not with health IT - June 3, 2013
� Health insurers lower spending growth but worry about ACA - June 3, 2013
� 2 of 5 adults younger than 65 fear they can’t afford health care - May 28, 2013
� Brief: Doctors and NPs sharply divided over scope of practice - May 27, 2013
� Letter: Liability protection would ensure Medicare and Medicaid access - May 27, 2013
� Letter: Free ACA care? Not quite - May 27, 2013
� Insurers have big plans for value-based doctor payments - May 27, 2013
� OIG clarifies how to disclose health care fraud voluntarily - May 27, 2013
� Health centers get $150 million for insurance enrollment help - May 24, 2013
� Paper-only prescribers become a vanishing breed - May 21, 2013
� “Seismic shift” lifts primary care's impact on hospital revenues - May 20, 2013
� Brief: Senators ask Medicare to use bonds to recoup overpayments - May 20, 2013
� Brief: Comparative effectiveness research funds awarded - May 20, 2013
� House hearing focuses on quality’s role in SGR reform - May 20, 2013
� Brief: Disparities seen in treatment of hypertension - May 20, 2013
� Health spending slowdown shows signs it will stick - May 20, 2013
� Millions uninsured on patchwork Medicaid expansion map - May 20, 2013
� Pfizer fights Viagra counterfeiters with prescription website - May 20, 2013
� Senate confirms Tavenner to lead CMS - May 15, 2013
� Brief: First ACA physician shield becomes law - May 13, 2013
� Brief: CMS simplifies ACA health insurance application - May 13, 2013
� Brief: No Medicare cuts from IPAB in 2015 - May 13, 2013
� Brief: Public: Don’t know much about ACA - May 13, 2013
� Letter: When liability rests on guidelines, care is needed in defining terms - May 13, 2013
� CMS: Do EHRs lead to upcoding? - May 13, 2013
� ACA expected to test patient loyalty to physicians - May 13, 2013
� Pediatricians offer newborn care standards for home births - May 13, 2013
� Medicaid experiment yields uneven clinical returns - May 10, 2013
� Brief: ACA penalty might not motivate the uninsured - May 6, 2013
� Brief: 26 million eligible for ACA subsidies in 2014 - May 6, 2013
� Brief: Sharp rise predicted in heart failure cases, costs - May 6, 2013
� Doctors seek more pharma involvement in ACOs - May 6, 2013
� AMA: Drug company gift reports need physician comments - May 6, 2013
� 2014 predicted to mark faster decline in primary care access - May 6, 2013
� Will doctors knowing the price really cut medical costs? - May 6, 2013
� “Network of networks” will bolster clinical registries - May 6, 2013
� Misreading HIPAA privacy law blocks mental health discussions - May 3, 2013
� Employers see self-insurance as hedge against ACA health costs - April 30, 2013
� Immigration bill aims to ease doctor shortage - April 29, 2013
� Brief: ACA won’t slam young adults, health plan rater says - April 29, 2013
� Physician-owned hospitals seize their moment - April 29, 2013
� Private practice's future in a changing time for medicine - April 29, 2013
� Freestanding emergency department growth creates backlash - April 29, 2013
� Patient satisfaction with health care hits two-decade high - April 29, 2013
� Obama budget signals quicker trigger on Medicare pay cuts - April 22, 2013
� Goodwill likely to break long deadlock on CMS chief - April 22, 2013
� GOP probes ACA insurance exchange “navigator” grants - April 22, 2013
� Walgreens clinics expand services to diagnosing chronic diseases - April 22, 2013
� Brief: Decade sees sharp decline in employer-based health coverage - April 22, 2013
� Brief: Dementia care costs $109 billion a year - April 22, 2013
� Brief: More employers plan to keep offering insurance under ACA - April 22, 2013
� Brief: “Big data” could cut billions in health care spending - April 22, 2013
� Price drops seen as Medicare equipment bidding intensifies - April 19, 2013
� Doctors win first safe harbor against ACA use in liability suits - April 15, 2013
� Urgent care surge fueled by pressures on health system - April 15, 2013
� ACA high-risk pool failings offered as cautionary tale - April 15, 2013
� Study debunks a common autism worry about vaccines - April 15, 2013
� Will ACA be a boon for concierge care? - April 15, 2013
� Letter: Patient involvement is necessary to rein in health care costs - April 15, 2013
� Brief: Cigna expands high-risk accountable care program - April 15, 2013
� Brief: Physician organizations get grants to reduce unneeded tests - April 15, 2013
� Brief: ACA data “dashboard” will track chronic conditions - April 15, 2013
� ACA Medicaid expansion analyzed by cost burden to patients - April 12, 2013
� Insurers spend little from premiums on quality improvement - April 10, 2013
� Long-term-care facilities lagging in health IT adoption - April 9, 2013
� Connected Coverage: Serving the medical needs of LGBT patients - April 8, 2013
� Column: Make cost part of the conversation with patients - April 8, 2013
� Cardiac treatment improves after taking page from Toyota playbook - April 8, 2013
� Volume, not quality, still determines most doctor pay - April 8, 2013

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