Costs & Insurance
Posted Wed, 2010/04/28 - 19:28 by Amer Kaissi
Costs & Insurance, Patient Care
Accountable Care Organizations (ACOs), which are local health care organizations that are accountable for 100% of the expenditures and care of a defined population of patients, are likely to play a key role under current healthcare reform changes.
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Posted Fri, 2010/03/26 - 07:32 by Fred Lee
Costs & Insurance, Patient Care
For certain conditions, reducing costs of medical care did not necessarily result in inferior care.
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Posted Mon, 2010/03/15 - 05:34 by Fred Lee
Tests & Procedures, Costs & Insurance
Doctors are recommending more tests and procedures than ever, and for some patients, they may not be necessary.
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Posted Tue, 2010/02/23 - 00:33 by Amer Kaissi
Costs & Insurance
In preparation for a Health Care Summit scheduled for Thursday February 25th, the White House has released a new $950 billion health reform proposal.
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Posted Thu, 2010/02/18 - 21:45 by Amer Kaissi
Costs & Insurance
The impact of the economic recession on “safety-net” healthcare organizations that provide free care to the poor has been mixed and less severe that expected, but the full impact may yet to be seen.
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Posted Tue, 2010/02/16 - 11:50 by Amer Kaissi
Costs & Insurance
Women, younger baby boomers, and people with no health insurance are more willing to use retail clinics, according to a new study.
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Posted Fri, 2010/02/12 - 02:40 by Amer Kaissi
Costs & Insurance
A new study concludes that patients enrolled in health plans which require them to pay more out of their own pocket (such as Consumer-Driven Health Plans) are less likely to adhere with their asthma, cardiac, and cholesterol medications.
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Posted Fri, 2010/01/22 - 02:42 by Amer Kaissi
Costs & Insurance
Growth has slowed down for retail clinics, but a recent report suggests that it will likely accelerate again in the next few years as the clinics start expanding their scope of services
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Posted Sat, 2010/01/09 - 21:35 by Amer Kaissi
Costs & Insurance
Some similarities and many differences exist between the House and the Senate’s final versions of healthcare reform.
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Posted Thu, 2009/12/24 - 21:11 by Amer Kaissi
Costs & Insurance
A new report predicts that in 2010, patients will continue to seek quicker and more convenient treatment outside physicians’ offices and hospitals, such as over the Internet and by phone or at retail clinics.
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