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Highmark Inc. to begin patient-centered medical home pilot program

Highmark Inc. is working with 13 physician practices throughout Western and Central Pennsylvania and West Virginia on a pilot program that establishes patient-centered medical homes (PCMH) in which physicians take greater accountability for coordinating care for their patients. Read full article.

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Report: health reform will provide affordable premiums, high out-of-pocket expenses

Ninety percent of American families living above the federal poverty level will be able to afford health insurance under the Affordable Care Act, according to a new Commonwealth Fund report by Jonathan Gruber and Ian Perry of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT). Read full article.

Study finds constraints to treating more Medicaid patients

Supporting increased capacity among primary care physicians already treating many Medicaid patients may be the best way to help ensure adequate capacity for people gaining Medicaid coverage under health reform coverage expansions starting in 2014, according to a national study by researchers at the Center for Studying Health System Change (HSC) and the Kaiser Family Foundation (KFF). Read full article.

Aon Hewitt establishes a healthcare exchange for corporate clients

Aon Hewitt, the human resource consulting and outsourcing business of Aon Corporation, plans to offer a corporate healthcare exchange to employers nationwide, targeting 1,000 or more full-time employees, beginning as early as 2012. Read full article.