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A new home care model being adopted in a handful of states is proving that home care saves dollars and helps families care for their loved ones.

Health reform is driving changes in the make-up of California healthcare markets, whether it's more construction in San Diego County or more integration and affiliations in Los Angeles County.

According to a recent Robert Wood Johnson Foundation (RWJF) report, there has been little progress at reducing hospital readmissions for Medicare patients. That report was the focus of a moderated discussion with national healthcare leaders on Feb. 13.

Across the country, state governments are trying to come up with the most reasonable and effective ways to pay back their Medicaid deficits owed to hospitals.

Peoria, Ill.-based Methodist Health Services Corp. has filed a lawsuit accusing the region's largest provider of breaking antitrust laws with "exclusionary" contracts that limit commercial insurers' ability to contract with other hospitals.

Many healthcare leaders around the country are agreeing that 2013 is going to be a challenging year for hospitals and healthcare systems, and many are going to have to refine their thinking, said Jeff Jones, managing director at Huron Healthcare, a healthcare consulting firm.

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An early February bill introduced in the House by Reps. Allyson Schwartz (D-Penn.) and Joe Heck, MD, (R-Nev.) has once again raised hopes that the sustainable growth rate (SGR) formula payment model for Medicare can finally be repealed.

When the 2013 International CES opened this past January in Las Vegas, the usual high-tech toys and gadget geeks were in attendance. But tucked into that crowd was a newer market, one that could someday compete with the latest in high-definition TV or souped-up cars for prominence: the healthcare consumer.