ACOs moving full speed ahead

Looks like the Medicare Shared Savings Program, which offers financial incentives for hospitals, physicians and other healthcare providers to team up in Accountable Care Organizations  (ACOs), is starting to pick up speed. Read more

Health exchange report: A look at opportunities and challenges

The state health insurance exchanges mandated by The Affordable Care Act present both  opportunities for improved care and serious challenges in how to actually operate them.

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2012 outlook: real estate, construction and mergers on the increase

Here’s another sign of a rosier outlook for health care in the next few years: Industry experts expect to see more activity in construction and mergers.  Read more

Hospital group goes to court over Medicaid cuts

An Arizona hospital group has filed suit to block the reduction in reimbursement rates for Medicaid patients. Read more

Pay a lot more, get less: What’s happening to health insurance?

A new report puts hard numbers to just how crunched the average worker is by the rising costs of health insurance.  Read more

Supercommittee fails: What does it mean for health care?

The so-called Supercommittee intended to reach a bipartisan deal for the federal budget has officially failed — and health care pros are scrambling to figure out what it means for their organizations. Read more

Health care costs pushing more into poverty levels

The fast-rising cost of even basic health care is straining families’ budgets — and is a major factor in pushing some households into de facto poverty. Read more

Guess the procedure cost, win a prize!

In news that will come as a surprise to no one, a new study shows it’s essentially impossible for patients to find out in advance what a particular procedure or treatment will cost them. Read more

Walgreens to start selling health insurance

The nationwide drugstore chain is considering entering the insurance market, according to a new report in the Chicago Tribune. Read more

5 top ways hospitals are cutting costs

Reducing health care costs is going to take a multi-prong approach. Here are the top five ways the industry is expected to respond. Read more

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