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Health Plan Memo:
Quality Could Save Medicare Advantage
Lost in the public insurance and health reform debate was a MedPAC report that criticized Medicare Advantage for paying private insurers billions more than what the government pays providers through Medicare. Read More

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Healthy San Francisco Has Increased Insured, Reduced Utilization
Cheryl Clark, for HealthLeaders Media, July 2, 2009
Healthy San Francisco Has Increased Insured, Reduced Utilization
Cheryl Clark, for HealthLeaders Media, July 2, 2009
Healthy San Francisco Has Increased Insured, Reduced Utilization
Cheryl Clark, for HealthLeaders Media, July 2, 2009
Healthy San Francisco Has Increased Insured, Reduced Utilization
Cheryl Clark, for HealthLeaders Media, July 2, 2009
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Mass. Rewards Docs for Efficient Quality of Care
Cheryl Clark, for HealthLeaders Media, July 2, 2009
CDC: Private healthcare coverage at 50-year-low
AP/Yahoo News, July 2, 2009
Insurers: Added Regulations Through Health Reform Will Increase Plan Costs
Les Masterson, for HealthLeaders Media, July 1, 2009
Wal-Mart endorses employer mandate
Washington Post, July 1, 2009

Commentary: Handicapping Healthcare Reform Is a Fool's Errand
Hospital leaders are spending a lot of time and effort focusing on the goings-on in Washington surrounding healthcare reform. But handicapping the multitude of proposals is a fool's errand. +
Philip Betbeze, for HealthLeaders Media
June 26, 2009
Commentary: Deadliest Finance Issues for 2010
Finance and thought leaders at this year's HFMA conference offered solutions to some of the hard hitting issues facing the industry during these challenging times. +
Michelle Ponte, for HealthLeaders Media
June 22, 2009
Magazine: Bundling By Decree
Can an industry addicted to payment for procedure survive episodic care? Geisinger has. +
Philip Betbeze, for HealthLeaders Magazine
June 2009
Should malpractice reform be a major part of the federal government's healthcare overhaul?
Yes, healthcare reform will not work unless expensive and pervasive defensive medicine is addressed
Maybe, but while malpractice caps may work other cost-saving factors, such as limiting frivolous claims, need to be considered
No, high healthcare costs are not driven by malpractice

Prevention as Part of Healthcare Reform
Alere CEO Ron Geraty, MD, discusses how management of preventable health risks and chronic illness could save billions. [Sponsored by Emdeon]
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