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Massachusetts performance data drives delivery system improvements

 Chelsey Ledue February 11, 2010
Primary care physicians in Massachusetts are seeing measurable improvements in important aspects of healthcare quality, according to Massachusetts Health Quality Partners.
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Veolia Energy to operate the energy plant that serves six Boston hospitals

 Industry News Release January 01, 2010
Veolia Energy North America, a provider of sustainable energy services, management solutions, and facility operations has entered into a long-term agreement to operate and maintain the Medical Area Total Energy Plant assets in the Longwood Medical Area of Boston.
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Harvard picks top 10 health stories of 2009

 Chip Means December 02, 2009
Swine flu, health reform and restrictions on industry gifts to doctors are among the top 10 health stories identified by the Harvard Health Letter in its annual list.
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Health IT savings estimates are 'wishful thinking,' say Harvard researchers

 Chelsey Ledue November 20, 2009
Harvard researchers say an increase in the use of IT in hospitals hasn't lowered costs or made hospitals more efficient.
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The uninsured and surviving an accident

 Effect Measure November 20, 2009
There is now new evidence that not having health insurance makes it more likely you'll die if you do have an "accident."
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Study sees higher risk of chronic complications in uninsured

 Chelsey Ledue October 16, 2009
A recent study shows that uninsured American adults with chronic illnesses often go undiagnosed or undertreated, leading to an increased risk of costly, disabling and even lethal complications of their disease.
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Emanuel proposes vision for doing more with less in healthcare

 Bernie Monegain October 12, 2009
Ezekiel Emanuel, a White House adviser on healthcare policy, says high-touch is the way to fix the nation’s failing – and costly – healthcare system. In his keynote talk at the Medical Group Management Association in Denver on Sunday Emanuel called for doctors to change their ways of practicing medicine.
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Study: Medicare savings could help pay for expanded healthcare coverage

Diana Manos October 06, 2009
Expanding health coverage might not cost as much as policymakers assume, according to a new study.
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CDC awards $4.37M to improve public health informatics

 Chelsey Ledue September 28, 2009
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has awarded $4.37 million in competitive grants to enhance healthcare information management and improve the detection of and response to emerging public health threats.
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Study: 45,000 deaths annually linked to lack of health coverage

 Chelsey Ledue September 17, 2009
Nearly 45,000 annual deaths are associated with a lack of health insurance, according to the American Journal of Public Health.
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University experts warn of H1N1's impact on businesses, healthcare providers

 Diana Manos September 16, 2009
Public health experts at Harvard and the University of Minnesota are warning that H1N1 will threaten most businesses in America as the flu spreads and more people miss work.
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Health spending to consume more personal income if rate of growth doesn’t slow

Chelsey Ledue September 10, 2009
If the growth rate in U.S. healthcare spending continues at current levels, a much greater share of personal income and economic resources will be devoted to healthcare, according to Health Affairs.
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Harvard: Taxing job-based health benefits would hit working families hardest

Chelsey Ledue August 21, 2009
A new study by two Harvard researchers has found that taxing job-based health benefits would heavily penalize insured, working families.
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Report: Congress could lower Medicare Part D drug prices

 Richard Pizzi July 30, 2009
A new article published in the journal Health Affairs offers ideas on how legislators could obtain lower drug prices for Medicare's "Part D" prescription drug benefit.
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Costly treatment does not always lead to better care

 Richard Pizzi July 06, 2009
Hospitals that provide more intensive and costly care do not provide better-quality care, according to a study published in Health Affairs.
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Health, life insurers still hold large stock in tobacco companies

 Chelsey Ledue June 03, 2009
U.S., Canadian, and U.K.-based insurance firms hold at least $4.4 billion of investments in companies whose subsidiaries manufacture cigarettes, cigars, chewing tobacco, and related products, according to a new article on insurance company holdings, published in the June 4th edition of the New England Journal of Medicine.
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How to Waste a Boatload of ARRA Money

 Cindy Throop May 26, 2009
I want to take a moment to make sure we are all on the same page here with the business of health care reform. This is inanely simple. When it comes to healthcare, keep doing things the same way. It's a proven business model. Here are a few specific pointers.
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Study: Costly treatment 
does not bring higher-quality care at hospitals

 Richard Pizzi May 21, 2009
Hospitals that provide more intensive and costly care do not provide better-quality care, according to a study published in Health Affairs.
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Americans favor ‘shared responsibility’

 Richard Pizzi May 04, 2009
Most Americans don’t support an “individual mandate” for health insurance, although they do support a “shared-responsibility” plan that combines an individual mandate with expanded roles for employers, government and insurers.
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Americans don't support "individual mandate" for health insurance

 Richard Pizzi April 21, 2009
Most Americans don't support an "individual mandate" for health insurance, although they do support a "shared-responsibility" plan that combines an individual mandate with expanded roles for employers, government and insurers.
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