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Funding helps accelerate adoption of health IT

March 1, 2010

The inability of the nation's fragmented health IT systems to communicate with one another has made the task of leveraging data extremely difficult, as have concerns about patient privacy and protecting personal health information.

Industry focus on pricing, cost controls this year

January 1, 2010

Medicare cuts, quality measures and operational scrutiny is high on the list of insurers' other concerns in 2010

Congress challenges insurer antitrust exemption

December 1, 2009

Two senators investigating medical loss ratios and pricing rationale for small-business policies

CMS making changes for Medicare plans

October 1, 2009

CMS wants to reduce low-value plans and improve information systems to help seniors shop for the best coverage options

Insurance exchanges key to expanding coverage

September 1, 2009

Exchanges could channel subsidies, specify plan design and provide an efficient way to enroll members

New taxes pay for reform

July 1, 2009

Sin taxes and taxes on benefits could raise a portion of the $1 trillion we need

Insurers pledge to back health system reforms

June 1, 2009

Major concessions aim to dilute support for other, more onerous regulations

Medicare Advantage overpayments face ax

April 1, 2009

MedPAC reports 2009 MA payments will be 14% above fee-for-service rates.

Public plan pitched as alternative

March 1, 2009

One way to level the playing field is to offer the public plan through an administered market system.

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