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How Small Ideas Are Helping to Bend the Health Care Cost Curve

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http://www.thefiscaltimes.com/2016/04/10/How-Small-Ideas-Are-Helping-Bend-Health-Care-Cost-Curve

Even as overall U.S. health care spending grew by 5.3 percent in 2014 – reaching a jaw-dropping $3 trillion — the healthcare industry has made some important strides in trying to bend the overall cost curve in the coming years, according to some experts. Since the advent of the Affordable Care Act in 2010, for instance, the move away from so-called fee-for-service that maximizes costs for insurers and patients by encouraging excessive billings has begun to make some inroads in overall spending.

This Obamacare Repeal Plan Cripples State Budgets—and Economies

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http://www.thefiscaltimes.com/2016/06/14/Obamacare-Repeal-Plan-Cripples-State-Budgets-and-Economies

If Republicans finally make good on their vow to repeal the Affordable Care Act — but without adopting a suitable replacement — 24 million Americans would be removed from the health care insurance rolls in 2021. And federal spending on health care would decline by $927 billion over the next decade, according to a provocative new study by the Urban Institute and the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation.

AMA to wage war on U.S.’s newest ‘public health crisis’: Gun violence

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http://www.healthcaredive.com/news/ama-to-wage-war-on-uss-newest-public-health-crisis-gun-violence/420910/

“Even as America faces a crisis unrivaled in any other developed country, the Congress prohibits the CDC from conducting the very research that would help us understand the problems associated with gun violence and determine how to reduce the high rate of firearm-related deaths and injuries,” Stack said. “An epidemiological analysis of gun violence is vital so physicians and other health providers, law enforcement, and society at large may be able to prevent injury, death and other harms to society resulting from firearms.”

http://www.modernhealthcare.com/article/20160614/NEWS/160619952/breaking-ama-asks-for-end-to-ban-on-gun-research-funding

 

American Medical Association Calls Gun Violence a Public Health Crisis

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http://www.usnews.com/news/articles/2016-06-14/ama-calls-gun-violence-a-public-health-crisis

In this Aug. 15, 2012 file photo, three variations of the AR-15 assault rifle are displayed at the California Department of Justice in Sacramento, Calif. While the guns look similar, the bottom version is illegal in California because of its quick reload capabilities. Omar Mateen used an AR-15 that he purchased legally when he killed 49 people in an Orlando nightclub over the weekend.

The organization is making lobbying for gun control a top priority.

http://www.npr.org/sections/thetwo-way/2016/06/14/482041613/gun-violence-a-public-health-crisis-says-ama

http://www.ama-assn.org/ama/pub/news/news/2016/2016-06-14-gun-violence-lobby-congress.page

 

How Gun Control Politics Is Delaying Major Mental Health Reform

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Addressing Health In America To Build Wealth

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http://healthaffairs.org/blog/2016/04/18/addressing-health-in-america-to-build-wealth/

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After beating Gov. Rick Scott in court, hospital appointee quits post

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David Di Pietro resigned Thursday from his role as board chairman of tax-supported hospitals in Broward County. . [South Florida Sun Sentinel]

David Di Pietro resigned Thursday from his role as board chairman of tax-supported hospitals in Broward County.

Payment Reform: What’s at Stake for Cath Lab?

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http://www.healthleadersmedia.com/leadership/payment-reform-whats-stake-cath-lab

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Although newer payment models will continue to evolve over the next few years, interventional cardiology has made small gains recently by becoming a specialty recognized by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services.

States that expanded Medicaid saved revenue, report shows

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The 31 states and District of Columbia that expanded Medicaid are saving millions, or tens of millions, report shows.