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Wednesday, March 27, 2013

News from 32613

Here are 5 articles that were posted in different sources yesterday that are of value. 

 

1) From Commonwealth Fund 32613

Confronting Costs: Stabilizing U.S. Health Spending While Moving Toward a High Performance Health Care System



http://www.commonwealthfund.org/Publications/Fund-Reports/2013/Jan/Confronting-Costs.aspx

 2) From Kaiser Health News 32613

a) 
Temp Agencies See Opportunity In Health Law

http://www.kaiserhealthnews.org/Stories/2013/March/26/temporary-employees-health-law-insurance-coverage.aspx 

   b)
Large Companies Are Increasingly Offering Workers Only High Deductible Health Plans

 http://www.kaiserhealthnews.org/Features/Insuring-Your-Health/2013/032613-Michelle-Andrews-on-high-deductible-plans-and-large-employers.aspx

 c)
Score Can Predict Risk For Hospital Readmission

http://www.kaiserhealthnews.org/Daily-Reports/2013/March/26/hospital-news.aspx

3) Washington Post

Employee health-plan options shrinking to one with a high deductible

http://www.washingtonpost.com/national/health-science/employee-health-plan-options-shrinking-to-one-with-a-high-deductible/2013/03/25/7573cd58-9194-11e2-bdea-e32ad90da239_story.html



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Education and Work Grad School: * University of Kentucky Ph.D., Social Psychology College: * Carnegie- Mellon U. Chemical Engineering Employer: Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services/DHHS Retired as Senior Analyst September 1979 - December 2005 • Directed development of Medicare home health outcome measurement system, a national model for health care quality assurance systems. Led to 25% reduction in hospitalizations. • Directed evaluation of prenatal care project which led to major expansions in Medicaid prenatal care program resulting in the prevention of birth defects in over 70,000 infants and savings of at least $3 billion; 33% reduction in low birth weight • Directed projects that resulted in annual savings of over $7 billion/year to the Medicare and Medicaid programs. Currently involved in health reform, Safe Silver Spring, American Association of Individual Investors, other community organizations, jewish genealogy. For further details on community and professional activities, see http://healthreformaction.blogspot.com/2010/12/community-and-professional-activities.html
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