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NewsFacilities designer: Medicare is 'the biggest Ponzi scheme of all time'
America is falling victim to the "the biggest Ponzi scheme of all time," according to Marc Sauvé, senior healthcare strategist for Nashville, TN-based architecture firm Gresham, Smith and... Read more...
Census Bureau says number of uninsured has risen
In a move likely to give a nudge to mired-down healthcare reform efforts, a report from the U.S. Census Bureau projects that the number of people without health coverage in the country went up to... Read more...
Study: Medical homes boost quality, cut costs
The patient-centered medical home model is looking sexier by the minute, with studies increasingly suggesting that it works well on financial and clinical grounds. This time, it's a study done by the... Read more...
Study: Investment in community health saves states millions
While states are struggling to hold their budgets together, keeping basic services in place can pay off. That's definitely the case when it comes to primary care, according to a new study conducted... Read more...
Healthcare equipment financing up in 2008
Last year might still not have been a good one for the financial industry, but that doesn't seem to have slowed down the equipment leasing business. According to a new study by the Equipment Leasing... Read more...
Survey: Use of health savings accounts growing
A new survey suggests that health savings accounts are becoming increasingly popular, with the number of accounts and level of assets rising steadily. A new study from Celent reported that the number... Read more...
Global medical tourism market to hit $100B by 2012
We all knew medical tourism was growing, but over the next few years, volume should explode say researchers speaking at a conference in Singapore. According to one researcher, the global medical... Read more...
Hospital lobby asked to look for healthcare savings
Can hospitals really deliver healthcare savings? The Senate Finance Committee is asking them to deliver, specifically by finding ways to shave costs off of Medicare and Medicaid over the next decade.... Read more...
Report: Serious health access problems for rural Americans
A new report from the office of HHS Secretary Kathleen Sebelius suggests that people living in rural areas face particularly difficult challenges in accessing healthcare, including higher rates of... Read more...
Study: Recession boosting use of consumer-driven health plans
Here's a sign of the times. According to a new study from HealthLeaders-InterStudy, more employers are choosing consumer-driven health plans as a method of cutting their health costs during the... Read more...
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