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Let's face the truth about the public option: For now, it works
Establishing a government-run public health plan to compete with private health plans may be a great idea, or the model may truly be rife with those nasty "unintended consequences" its opponents like... Read more...
Current reform plan would cut public hospital fees to below private plan levels
According to a new analysis by The Lewin Group, under a health reform draft currently under consideration by Congress, the number of uninsured Americans would fall dramatically, by about 32. 6... Read more...
Self-insured companies demanding payback of 'overpayments'
Earlier this year, an Atlanta-based employer began a pilot test of a new policy, under which it asked doctors to repay what it said were overpayments. Now, it appears that it was just the beginning... Read more...
Obama healthcare plan a plus for hospitals, Moody's says
Though he's months from taking office, investors are already considering what effect President-elect Barack Obama could have on the healthcare industry. According to at least one analyst firm, his... Read more...
Either president will create financial challenges for healthcare industry
Whether you're on board for Obama or marching for McCain, you can expect to see some significant changes to the U.S. healthcare system, regardless of who's elected. While neither is proposing... Read more...
Health plans need new approaches to profitability
Now I get it. To get back their healthy profits--which have taken a serious plunge of late--all U.S. health plans have to do is a) raise premiums and b) lower reimbursements for providers. Easy as... Read more...
Medicare hospital payments may climb $4 billion
Under the terms of a new proposed rule, Medicare reimbursement for inpatient hospitals may go up by almost $4 billion. The new rule would apply to patients who are discharged from hospitals during... Read more...
