UnitedHealth Suggests Ways to Trim a Half ...       May 28, 2009
... government could save more than $540 billion during the next decade by pushing initiatives to reduce medical errors, to promote better treatment of chronic and advanced ...
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Preventable Medical Errors Still Kill Thousands, ...       May 20, 2009
News: Despite a landmark report a decade ago detailing the deadly nature of the US health care system, a consumer group finds that little has been done to prevent errors that cost the nation $17 billion to $29 billion and kill as many as 100,000 ...
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Medicare will Not Pay for 'Never Events'       October 1, 2008
News: Hospitals that injure their patients will no longer be reimbursed by Medicare for their errors beginning Wednesday, October 1. The policy is meant to improve patient care and reduce costs to employers and other payers.
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Studies Show Incentives Lower Overall Costs and ...       August 26, 2008
Feature: In one pay-for-performance program, the incentive payments made to physicians and clinics for treating a company's employees who have diabetes have led to 50 percent reductions in the cost of their care. (8/26/2008)
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Incentive Payments Reshape Health Care       August 26, 2008
Feature: Although pay-for-performance initiatives for doctors and hospitals do require an initial investment by program sponsors, they are seen as yielding both savings in health care costs and improvements in patient outcomes. (8/26/2008)
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Minnesota Follows the Lead of Bridges to ...       August 26, 2008
Feature: The program's pay-for-performance initiative helped spotlight the need for medical-care payment reform in the state. (8/26/2008)
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Health Insurer will Not Pay for Preventable ...       August 8, 2008
News: Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Illinois will not pay for hospital-based preventable medical errors.
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Large Employers Hopping Aboard Medical Tourism       July 15, 2008
News: Americans with limited or no health insurance have for years sought elective surgery in foreign hospitals, pioneering so-called medical tourism. Now, the cost savings offered by overseas hospitals have won over several large employers.
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Blue Cross Adopts Policy to Deny Payment for ...       July 9, 2008
News: Officials say the new policy is consistent with existing hospital and provider contracts that do not allow payment for medically unnecessary services regardless of cause.
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