Birmingham, Ala.-based Lemak Sports Medicine & Orthopedics will open a new facility near Shelby Baptist Medical Center in Alabaster, Ala., on Feb. 22, according to a report by the Shelby County Reporter.
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Whether or not broad-based healthcare reform is enacted in the near future, provider payment reform that encourages integration of healthcare delivery has bipartisan support but faces hurdles, said several speakers at a recent National Health Policy Conference co-sponsored by AcademyHealth…
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Healthcare reform legislation passed by the Senate in December would cut the number of uninsured Americans to 25 million by 2019, a 53 percent decrease, according to a new study released by RAND Corp.
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Anthem Blue Cross of California has agreed to postpone big rate increases for individual policyholders from March 1 to May 1 so outside actuaries can review its rate proposal, according to a report by the Los Angeles Times.
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