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Blue Shield ACO keeps premiums low, could be model for others
Blue Shield of California and the hospitals and physicians it partners with say their arrangement, which has successfully kept premiums flat, could be an example for federal officials and other
Premiums jump as much as 500 percent for some hospital workers
To ring in the New Year, about 2,000 part-time workers at Boston-based Brigham & Women's Hospital will see triple-digit insurance premium hikes, reports WBUR's CommonHealth. Health insurance
When rationality exits the room
If you believe "Bizarro World" is limited to comic books, guess again. It's beginning to bump and nudge its way into the usually rational world of healthcare finance. For the unversed, Bizarro World
Mass. governor wants veto power over most medical rates
An expected mixed reaction of hope, worry and cautious optimism greeted Massachusetts Gov. Deval Patrick's proposal to give the state insurance commissioner broad powers to reject healthcare rate
Tough challenges on the horizon
I hate to be a downer, but from where I sit, next year's shaping up to be pretty scary for providers. For one thing, several leading health plans have vowed to raise premiums in 2009. As we've
ALSO NOTED: Moody's questions non-profit hospitals' future; CA med office space at a premium; and much more...
> Moody's Investors Service isn't too excited about the financial prospects of not-for-profit hospitals over the next few years.
