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A closer look at the Medicaid 'lifestyle'

May 14, 2013 | By
In an era when politicians compete to repeat the same sound bites endlessly, I have to give Michigan House of Representatives Speaker Jase Bolger credit for adding a completely new concept to the...

4 ways hospitals can ease healthcare reform implementation

May 7, 2013 | By
Members of Congress are looking over their shoulders. The Democratic caucus is worrying aloud that an uneven implementation of the Affordable Care Act will cost them seats during next year's...

Are we on the eve of a great healthcare migration?

April 30, 2013 | By
There have been several intra-migrations in U.S. history. I suspect another one is coming, and that hospitals and other providers will have to be especially prepared for it. Virtually all of these...

Guest Commentary: Changes in healthcare delivery driving payers and providers closer together

April 23, 2013
Guest post by Patrick Pilch The healthcare industry has seen tremendous changes over the course of a lifetime, and recent years are no exception. From the introduction of group health insurance as an...

5 better ways to spend tax dollars on healthcare delivery

April 16, 2013 | By
The grim events that occurred in Boston on Monday comprised the only thing that could distract many people from the fact that it was April 15, tax day. It's a day of reckoning for most...

How healthcare finance distorted pharma distribution

April 9, 2013 | By
Prescription drugs are making me nauseous. That makes perfect sense were I taking them. But I'm not. My response stems from how healthcare finance has morphed potentially life-saving medicines...

Put medical testing to a financial means test

April 2, 2013 | By
After two days of trying to control my daughter's 103-degree fever, my wife and I didn't shoot down a flu test when she was examined at the doctor's office--even though we were told it...

The endgame arguments on expanding Medicaid

March 26, 2013 | By
With just nine months remaining before the mostly complete implementation of the Affordable Care Act, the debate and political maneuvering has reached its endgame. How the ACA will appear in January...

RAC denials a threat to hospitals and patients

March 19, 2013
Guest post by Kerry Gillespie From the football coach facing the media after a big game to a mom or dad reviewing with their spouse a parenting decision made in the heat of the moment, no one enjoys...

A chat with Steven Brill on the evolution of 'Bitter Pill'

March 13, 2013 | By
Returning to his hotel after giving a talk on education reform last year, Court TV founder and longtime journalist Steven Brill was taken aback by a curious sight: A group of tall towers glowing so...
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