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MedCity CONVERGE July 9-10 in Philly gathers payers, providers, medtech, pharma, digital health, policymakers & more.

Topic: healthcare reform

Republicans: Sebelius needs to stop dialing for dollars to support exchanges

Republicans: Sebelius needs to stop dialing for dollars to support exchanges

May 13, 2013 8:29 pm by | 0 Comments

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - An Obama administration effort to raise private donations to help implement President Barack Obama's healthcare reform law came under fire on Monday from congressional Republicans who claim ... Read more
Pension funding still a burden for U.S. nonprofit healthcare

Pension funding still a burden for U.S. nonprofit healthcare

April 22, 2013 10:46 am by | 0 Comments

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Pension liabilities, expenses and contributions remain a burden on U.S. not-for-profit hospitals despite improvements in the investments used to fund the retirement systems, Standard & Poor's Ratings ... Read more
Tax preparers + enrolling in a health insurance exchange = Match made in heaven?

Tax preparers + enrolling in a health insurance exchange = Match made in heaven?

April 3, 2013 12:37 pm by | 0 Comments

Who says the Affordable Care Act doesn’t create jobs? The new insurance exchanges may create new revenue streams for tax preparers and year-round employment for their tax experts.Jackson Hewitt would ... Read more
Hospital transparency initiative touts $9 billion saved, big drop in preventable deaths over 5 years

Hospital transparency initiative touts $9 billion saved, big drop in preventable deaths over 5 years

March 19, 2013 3:29 pm by | 0 Comments

A transparency initiative launched in 2008 by Premier healthcare alliance has helped more than 300 hospitals deliver more evidence-based care, decrease preventable mortality rates and save an estimated $9 billion ... Read more
Want to reduce Medicare spending? Look no further than Part D

Want to reduce Medicare spending? Look no further than Part D

March 7, 2013 7:28 am by | 0 Comments

As it becomes clear the President Obama is making Medicare a key topic for discussion within the broader context of federal spending, Democrats and Republicans have an opportunity to pursue ... Read more
A Caribbean remedy for financially sick N.Y. hospitals & the primary care shortage

A Caribbean remedy for financially sick N.Y. hospitals & the primary care shortage

March 6, 2013 1:35 pm by | 1 Comments

By Oleg Pavlov, Ph.D. and Vladimir Gotlieb, M.D., M.B.A.Graduates of offshore medical schools fill some of the most needed physician slots in New York State,and the monetary contributions of offshore ... Read more
U.S. telehealth patient population to grow to 1.3 million by 2017 from 227,400

U.S. telehealth patient population to grow to 1.3 million by 2017 from 227,400

February 8, 2013 11:23 am by | 1 Comments

A desire to curtail costs is fueling a growth in U.S. telehealth patient population as a new report projects that the number is set to rise to 1.3 million by ... Read more
World Economic Forum’s global report reveals many shared visions for health systems in 2040

World Economic Forum’s global report reveals many shared visions for health systems in 2040

January 25, 2013 11:37 am by | 1 Comments

As different as health providers and payer systems across the world may be, the challenges within them and the visions of their thought leaders are strikingly similar.In collaboration with McKinsey ... Read more
As Obamacare gears up for implementation, enthusiasm for it falls. Can it be reversed?

As Obamacare gears up for implementation, enthusiasm for it falls. Can it be reversed?

January 21, 2013 8:25 am by | 2 Comments

The U.S. Supreme Court’s decision to uphold the individual mandate and President Obama’s re-election removed all doubt about whether Obamacare would become the law of the land.But in 2012, even ... Read more
Healthcare reform pushes Alabama system to buy Florida hospital

Healthcare reform pushes Alabama system to buy Florida hospital

December 21, 2012 7:09 am by | 0 Comments

Healthcare reform has prompted the sale of Jacksonville Medical Center to Regional Medical Center of Anniston, according to executives involved in the deal.Regional Medical Center announced Thursday it is buying ... Read more
Never mind the 99% – the real issue is makers, takers, fakers

Never mind the 99% – the real issue is makers, takers, fakers

December 14, 2012 7:14 am by | 0 Comments

There is plenty of blame to go around about who is responsible for the high cost of health care. DeeJay Austin says there is a better way to look at ... Read more
Texas providers brace for 3 million more patients by 2014 thanks to Obamacare

Texas providers brace for 3 million more patients by 2014 thanks to Obamacare

November 6, 2012 3:00 am by | 0 Comments

A new report indicates that federal health care reform could provide coverage for more than half of the uninsured in Texas, or about 3 million people, by 2014, through a ... Read more
Primary care doc: It’s “crazy” that doctors don’t consider costs in patient treatment plans

Primary care doc: It’s “crazy” that doctors don’t consider costs in patient treatment plans

October 24, 2012 11:26 am by | 3 Comments

It’s not just patients who are seeking price transparency.For years, Leslie Ramirez, 46, a primary care, internal medicine doctor in Chicago, , has been frustrated by patients who do not ... Read more
Survey of medical students shows little understanding of healthcare overhaul

Survey of medical students shows little understanding of healthcare overhaul

September 25, 2012 4:33 pm by | 2 Comments

New York (Reuters Health) - The 2010 Affordable Care Act affects almost every aspect of the U.S. healthcare system, but many future doctors who will be operating under its policies ... Read more
Are Medicare’s incentives large enough to cause real behavior change?

Are Medicare’s incentives large enough to cause real behavior change?

September 15, 2012 7:51 am by | 1 Comments

Predictions about the coming Medicare reimbursement changes suggest that -- just as with the individual mandate tax -- the incentive may not be enough to motivate hospitals to change business ... Read more