The Massachusetts Health Policy Commission to Partners’ proposed acquisitions: Nope
This is a complete and total smack-down of Partners ambitions to acquire South Shore Hospital (SSH) and Harbor Medical Associates: Cost Impact: Over time, for the three major commercial payers studied, these transactions are anticipated to increase total medical spending by $23 million to $26 millio
Quote: Proposed changes to the Medicare drug benefit
The three classes of drugs — widely used antidepressants, antipsychotics and drugs that suppress the immune system to prevent the rejection of a transplanted organ — have enjoyed special “protected” status since the launch of the Medicare prescription benefit in 2006. That has meant that the private
Wyden/Ryan: white paper on their Medicare reform plan Today in TIE: Reflex, Austin continues his premium support series (accountability today), and reacts to the Wyden/Ryan proposal, Don looks at an outline for Euphemism free communication at EOL, Aaron provides three quick posts on Wyden/Ryan: one,
