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NewsHow fast will ACOs spread?
Even with providers cheering for the revisions in the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services' (CMS) final accountable care organization (ACO) rule, organizations (and the government) may be Read more...
Health reform to save states $100B
States can save $92 to $129 billion between 2014 and 2019, per the Affordable Care Act, according to a report by the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation and the Urban Institute, reports UPI. Spending on Read more...
Urban Institute: Reform will create moderate number of jobs
Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act will lead to a modest increase in jobs, concludes a new study by the Urban Institute. The report, "How Will The Affordable Care Act Affect Jobs," Read more...
ACO conundrum: Market consolidation could push prices up
What can be done to prevent accountable care organizations from becoming monopolies that push prices up? That's a question government officials are wrestling with, the Fiscal Times reports. At least Read more...
SPOTLIGHT: Study examines causes of racial disparities in healthcare
If socioeconomic status isn't a primary driver of racial disparities in healthcare, what is? In trying to figure out why white patients receive better hospital care than those of other ethnicities, Read more...
SPOTLIGHT: Healthcare costs could jump 35 percent by 2019 without reform
By now, it seems pretty likely that some kind of dog-eared, battered version of health reform will make it out of Congress and into the president's hands. That being said, though, what would happen Read more...
SPOTLIGHT: Automated enrollment helps extend children's coverage
Want to make sure uninsured children get the coverage for which they are eligible? One way is to let states give kids automatic approval for coverage if the state already has the information it needs Read more...
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