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Physician-Owned Hospitals Skim Patients With Better Insurance
Physicians who self-refer patients to their own specialty hospitals are reaping financial benefits by "cherry-picking" less severe patients and "cream-skimming& patients with better insurance, a Georgetown University economist said Wednesday at a Wichita health care seminar.
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GM UAW Reach Tentative health Care Agreement
General Motors and the United Auto Workers have reached a tentative health care agreement.
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Boston Globe: Employer-Hased health insurance is an Idea Whose Time Had Come and Gone
Employer-based health insurance is an idea whose time had come and gone, according to the Boston Globe, which explores potential alternatives.
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JAMA: Physician Pay-for-Performance Programs May Produce Little Gain in Quality
Paying clinicians to reach a common, fixed performance target may produce little gain in overall quality, and may largely reward those with higher performance at baseline, according to a study in the October 12 issue of JAMA.
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April 29th, 2007 at 2:27 pm
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