Category Archives: Government Taxes

3 ways hospitals can help control healthcare costs

With the growth of healthcare spending declining significantly to 3.9% in 2010, according to federal analysts, the American people are not the only ones looking to cut back on the costs of healthcare. Hospitals, now more so than ever, are … Continue reading

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3 ways hospitals can help control healthcare costs

With the growth of healthcare spending declining significantly to 3.9% in 2010, according to federal analysts, the American people are not the only ones looking to cut back on the costs of healthcare. Hospitals, now more so than ever, are … Continue reading

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What Huntsman’s exit means for healthcare in the elections

Jon Huntsman, one of the Republican candidates with a background of instituting new healthcare measures, dropped out of the presidential race yesterday. No sticky read more

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What Huntsman’s exit means for healthcare in the elections

Jon Huntsman, one of the Republican candidates with a background of instituting new healthcare measures, dropped out of the presidential race yesterday. No sticky read more

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Getting veterans off Medicaid

As states grapple with growing Medicaid costs in an era of sluggish economic growth and antipathy to taxes, they are very pleased when they find a way to increase benefits to citizens while reducing their own expenditures. I predict many … Continue reading

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Getting veterans off Medicaid

As states grapple with growing Medicaid costs in an era of sluggish economic growth and antipathy to taxes, they are very pleased when they find a way to increase benefits to citizens while reducing their own expenditures. I predict many … Continue reading

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Will the Feds be ready with the fallback insurance exchanges by October 2013?

Insurance exchanges have to be up and running in all of the states by October 2013 in order to be able to cover people by January 1, 2014. If the states don’t do it, the feds have to be ready … Continue reading

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Will the Feds be ready with the fallback insurance exchanges by October 2013?

Insurance exchanges have to be up and running in all of the states by October 2013 in order to be able to cover people by January 1, 2014. If the states don’t do it, the feds have to be ready … Continue reading

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Maine Governor at odds with providers of care for children, elderly

Seventy five thousand beneficiaries may be cut by Maine’s Medicaid system this year. MaineCare supports Maine’s elderly, children and indigent, and while Governor Paul LePage stands by his cuts, beneficiaries and healthcare providers deem them "unacceptable." The cuts come in … Continue reading

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Patient Engagement – Is it time to think differently?

Without a doubt the changes occurring within the U.S. healthcare system are unprecedented. Whatever your thoughts about the merits, or otherwise, of healthcare reform it is clear that the status quo is not an option if America is to maintain … Continue reading

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