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Blues suggest that public health insurance poses threat
Now here's a shocker: top execs from leading Blues plan are arguing that a public insurance plan will be bad for competition and could sneak in (gasp!) a single-payer system. The main theme of... Read more...
Blues claim improvement in cost and outcomes
Score one for hospital quality improvement programs: The Blues announced at a news conference that they have been successful in improving patient outcomes and reducing costs through Blue Distinction... Read more...
Wait to see primary care MDs growing in MA
Here's a look at the future of the U.S. health system: In the state of Massachusetts, the wait to see primary care doctors has grown to as long as 100 days as the number of practices accepting new... Read more...
Grassley to introduce imaging self-referral bill
Sen. Chuck Grassley (R-IA) plans to introduce a bill that he says would cast a spotlight on physicians' financial incentives to order imaging services. The bill, which will be called the Medicare... Read more...
