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April 15, 2011

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Bundled payments
pave way to ACO

Clinical data used
to lower costs

Impact of recession
on coverage

Seniors sound off
on medical care

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Bundled payments pave the way

CaroMont Health, based in Gastonia, NC, and Blue Cross and Blue Shield of North Carolina (BCBSNC) have announced a collaborative arrangement to offer patients a new health care delivery and reimbursement model for knee replacements. Read full article.

Payers could do better job of leveraging data

Using clinical analytics to lower clinical costs emerged as the top drivers for payers for using and analyzing clinical data, according to an HIMSS Analytics whitepaper. Read full article.

Survey finds 60% increase in skipped care

An estimated 9 million working-age adults became uninsured in the last two years, according to the Commonwealth Fund 2010 Biennial Health Insurance Survey. The survey says 43 million adults under age 65 reported that they or their spouse lost a job in the past two years. Read full article.

Seniors sound off on medical care

A survey of 321 seniors 65 and older revealed that 61% think the healthcare reform bill has weakened Medicare in the year since it became law. At the same time, 57% of those surveyed say they will take advantage of a free physical exam and personal wellness plan benefit included in the bill that went into effect this year. Read full article.

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