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A No-Wait ER At 1/10th The Cost And Half The Time

In “I’ve Seen The Future Of Healthcare. I Like What I See,” I noted ZOOM+ had a radically different approach to emergency rooms. Now that ZOOM+ is also a health

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UnitedHealth expects to lose nearly $1 billion on Obamacare

UnitedHealth (UNH), which is weighing an exit from the Obamacare exchanges, reported it lost about $475 million on Obamacare-compliant plans in 2015 and expects to lose more than $500 million

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10 ways to survive rising health care costs

Spending on health care has been slower in recent years due to the Great Recession, and rising deductibles have left some Americans unwilling to seek out medical care. Yet, the

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The Surprising Way Obamacare Is Boosting the Economy

When it comes to the Affordable Care Act of 2010, better known as Obamacare, it’s safe to say that almost nothing has gone according to plan. Neither Obamacare’s critics nor

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Why Health Insurance Prices Will Continue To Rise in 2016 and Beyond

Since 2013, health insurance companies have been losing money on the plans they offer through Affordable Care Act (ACA) exchanges. Health insurers are scrambling to find appropriate price points for

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Sending Medicaid to the Cloud

The Wyoming state government already has considerable experience with cloud-based services. It uses Google Apps for Government, NEOGOV for human resources and is looking at Salesforce.com for customer relationship management.

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Don’t fall for Medicare telephone scams

If someone working for Medicare calls and asks you for your bank account or Social Security number, hang up. According to the Federal Trade Commission, scammers are finding new ways

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Florida Bill Would Allow Patients To Know Healthcare Costs Up Front

Florida Gov. Rick Scott has made health-care cost transparency a priority this year, and a Northeast Florida lawmaker is sponsoring a version of Scott’s vision. Sen. Rob Bradley (R-Fleming Island)

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Healthcare Fraud Cost Pharmaceutical Almost $150 Million in Settlements

It was four days before Christmas when a major, multimillion-dollar settlement was announced in a California healthcare fraud whistleblower lawsuit involving alleged kickbacks and other incentives to doctors in exchange

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Poor healthcare apps could cost hospitals $100 million a year

While 66 of the 100 largest hospitals in the United States offer consumers mobile health apps, only 2 percent of patients are using them, according to a new report published

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