Monthly Archives: January 2010

January 29, 2010
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Controlling Costs: Do As Business Does

Daniel Callahan
January 29, 2010 > Running Medicare like a business, with a strong CEO and a tightly managed budget, could help it stay solvent. A provision in the Senate health care reform bill for an Independent Payment Advisory Board may provide the opening to make that happen. read more »
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January 22, 2010
Medicare

Projected Costs of Chronic Diseases

Kimberly Swartz
January 22, 2010 > Seventy-six percent of Medicare spending is on patients with five or more chronic diseases. Here are the projected costs of seven of them. read more »
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January 13, 2010
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Wellness Programs: A Threat to Fairness and Affordable Care

Kristin Voigt and Harald Schmidt
January 13, 2010 > A provision in the Senate bill could cost individuals an extra $2,412 for not participating in workplace wellness programs --or an additional $6,688 for people with family coverage. Low-paid employees would be disproportionately affected. read more »
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January 8, 2010
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Expensive Procedures Can be Cost Effective, Too

Louise B. Russell
January 8, 2010 > Is $300,000 too much to pay for cancer surgery? Not necessarily. Some less expensive widely used interventions, like statins for high cholesterol, may cost more to save a year of life. read more »
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