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By Kaiser Health News | 01:08 pm | November 28, 2012
The Leapfrog Group is out with its second round of hospital safety ratings, and what a difference a few months has made.
By Chris Anderson | 11:45 am | November 28, 2012
A new consumer survey of more than 1,200 voters conducted by PwC Health Research Institute (HRI) found that 69 percent want President Obama to make reducing costs his top healthcare priority in his second term.
By Kelsey Brimmer | 11:23 am | November 28, 2012
A new report indicates that while U.S. primary care physicians still trail their counterparts in other countries in their use of electronic medical records (EMRs), they are making progress and are finding more efficiencies through EMR use.
By Healthcare Finance Staff | 02:36 pm | November 27, 2012
In this week's HIX Digest, the tab for Minnesota's exchange is growing; Oregon takes public comment on proposed rules; and IT vendor Connecture unveils a plan management module for regulators.
By Healthcare Finance Staff | 02:04 pm | November 27, 2012
The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services has named the first three participants in a program aimed at helping consumers get performance data of  physicians and hospitals in their local market. 
By Rene Letourneau | 01:08 pm | November 27, 2012
The hernia repair device market has grown at a steady pace of 4.8 percent per year since 2008, reaching $3.5 billion in 2012, said a recent report from healthcare market research publisher Kalorama Information.
By Healthcare Finance Staff | 01:06 pm | November 27, 2012
Covered California, the state-based health insurance exchange, plans to be financially self-sufficient by 2017 -- a goal all the more pressing in a state with some $617 billion in government debt.
By Mary Mosquera | 12:57 pm | November 27, 2012
States that expand their Medicaid program eligibility under the health reform law will incur only modestly higher state costs, about 3 percent, compared with significant increases in federal funds, according to a new report from the Kaiser Family Foundation.
By Healthcare Finance Staff | 12:04 pm | November 27, 2012
As many as 31 million Americans now receive healthcare through an accountable care organization (ACO) according to a recent report "The ACO Suprise" from industry consulting company Oliver Wyman.
By Chris Anderson | 12:04 pm | November 27, 2012
As many as 31 million Americans now receive healthcare through an accountable care organization (ACO) according to a recent report from industry consulting company Oliver Wyman.