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Does WellPoint Care About Quality…or Reducing Cost?
One large insurer is planning to begin paying hospitals based on quality.…
The Government’s Diet Advice Is Not Evidence-Based
More recent research has further undermined the cholesterol-as-bad-guy hypothesis. Scientific American summed…
Pelosi’s District Gets 20% of Latest ObamaCare Waivers
Of the 204 new ObamaCare waivers President Barack Obama’s administration approved in…
Racial Disparities in Health Care: The Hundred Years’ War
It was 1999 when the Federal government first acknowledged our nation had…
Health Care Buzz Today
iPad Used To Track Progress of Spinal Surgery Patients. An online health…
Health Care Inflation
This graph is from Milliman, courtesy of Uwe Reinhardt, who provides this…
Repeal Without Replace Starts Destroying GOP’s Chances
The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA) gave Republicans a great…
Millionaire Retirees
Starting next year…the typical husband and wife who reach age 66 and…
You-Just-Can’t-Make-This-Up Feature of the Day
By its own calculation, Park Nicollet Clinic loses money on its Medicare…