Issue16

Hello and welcome to the February edition of the Acclivity Health Report! For us and most of our readers, 2013 has been very busy so far with pressure building every day to work more efficiently and always “do more with less”. This trend is true within healthcare just like most other American industries and there is no reason to believe it will shift back – this is the new…

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• Employers add 157,000 jobs in January: Employers added 157,000 jobs in January on strong gains in retail, construction and health care, and the unemployment rate…
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• Federal government to run insurance marketplaces in half the states: It’s official. The Obama administration will be running new health insurance…
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• Health insurers sell off on Medicare advantage rate proposal: Shares of major health insurers like Humana (HUM) and UnitedHealth (UNH) tumbled…
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• EMRs probed for over billing: The Obama administration is forging ahead with a multi-billion dollar plan to shift from paper to electronic medical…
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• Children’s hospitals in Texas ask for more Medicaid funding: The number of children on Medicaid in Texas is increasing at an alarming rate…
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• Cancer rehab begins to bridge a gap for patients: It was her own experience with debilitating side effects after cancer treatment that led…
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• Long-term care policies will soon cost more for women: The gender gap is about to get a little wider as the formerly egalitarian long-term care insurance…
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• Managing Workplace Stress: We all know that the workplace can be stressful sometimes. While we cannot control everything in our work environment, it…
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