Healthcare Reform Blog HealthLeaders-InterStudy analysts provide quick insight into how healthcare reform is affecting different areas of managed care. <![CDATA[Hold on to your kidneys: Could DaVita/HealthCare Partners merger mean a renal-oriented ACO?]]> <img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/hl-isy/dLlP/~4/FsDmv4yykKs" height="1" width="1"/> Wed, 30 May 2012 12:04:34 GMT http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/hl-isy/dLlP/~3/FsDmv4yykKs/ACOs-053012 http://hl-isy.com/Healthcare-Reform-Blog/May-2012/ACOs-053012 <![CDATA[All aboard: Huge physician deal may signal new day]]> <img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/hl-isy/dLlP/~4/vGiVFBnKD9s" height="1" width="1"/> Tue, 29 May 2012 08:52:21 GMT http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/hl-isy/dLlP/~3/vGiVFBnKD9s/Integrated-Delivery-Networks-052912 http://hl-isy.com/Healthcare-Reform-Blog/May-2012/Integrated-Delivery-Networks-052912 <![CDATA[Medicare plans have yet to achieve star power]]> <img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/hl-isy/dLlP/~4/JNHR9uga1fI" height="1" width="1"/> Wed, 23 May 2012 16:31:33 GMT http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/hl-isy/dLlP/~3/JNHR9uga1fI/Medicare-star-ratings-052312 http://hl-isy.com/Healthcare-Reform-Blog/May-2012/Medicare-star-ratings-052312 <![CDATA[CO-OPs: A noble concept, but will they survive?]]> <img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/hl-isy/dLlP/~4/mWGkzbbO_VA" height="1" width="1"/> Wed, 16 May 2012 14:54:58 GMT http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/hl-isy/dLlP/~3/mWGkzbbO_VA/CO-OPs-051612 http://hl-isy.com/Healthcare-Reform-Blog/May-2012/CO-OPs-051612 <![CDATA[Massachusetts looks for a knock-out punch to control healthcare costs]]> <img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/hl-isy/dLlP/~4/pjFCn1jrnRU" height="1" width="1"/> Fri, 11 May 2012 10:25:57 GMT http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/hl-isy/dLlP/~3/pjFCn1jrnRU/Healthcare-costs-Massachusetts-051112 http://hl-isy.com/Healthcare-Reform-Blog/May-2012/Healthcare-costs-Massachusetts-051112 <![CDATA[An expert gives ACOs and medical homes a bad rap, but is she right?]]> <img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/hl-isy/dLlP/~4/W1Rijul3lQ4" height="1" width="1"/> Thu, 10 May 2012 11:24:45 GMT http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/hl-isy/dLlP/~3/W1Rijul3lQ4/ACOs-Medical-homes-051012 http://hl-isy.com/Healthcare-Reform-Blog/May-2012/ACOs-Medical-homes-051012 <![CDATA[Living on Tulsa time: Oklahoma connects to patient data sharing]]> <img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/hl-isy/dLlP/~4/LFtEaQYnqRY" height="1" width="1"/> Wed, 09 May 2012 10:03:37 GMT http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/hl-isy/dLlP/~3/LFtEaQYnqRY/Health-information-exchanges-050912 http://hl-isy.com/Healthcare-Reform-Blog/May-2012/Health-information-exchanges-050912 <![CDATA[ “Managed Care: Part 2” is a disaster movie in Kentucky]]> <img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/hl-isy/dLlP/~4/voHUzHwhb50" height="1" width="1"/> Tue, 08 May 2012 09:46:35 GMT http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/hl-isy/dLlP/~3/voHUzHwhb50/Medicaid-050812 http://hl-isy.com/Healthcare-Reform-Blog/May-2012/Medicaid-050812 <![CDATA[Employer-sponsored health plans: From gold standard to gold watch?]]> <img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/hl-isy/dLlP/~4/83NrvszzzF8" height="1" width="1"/> Mon, 30 Apr 2012 10:55:22 GMT http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/hl-isy/dLlP/~3/83NrvszzzF8/Healthcare-reform-exchanges-043012 http://hl-isy.com/Healthcare-Reform-Blog/April-2012/Healthcare-reform-exchanges-043012 <![CDATA[Don’t go away sick. Just go away.<br />The tricky business of measuring hospital readmissions]]> <img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/hl-isy/dLlP/~4/v4TSjCheEio" height="1" width="1"/> Fri, 27 Apr 2012 08:58:11 GMT http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/hl-isy/dLlP/~3/v4TSjCheEio/Medicare-hospitals-042712 http://hl-isy.com/Healthcare-Reform-Blog/April-2012/Medicare-hospitals-042712 <![CDATA[Physician groups take up the ACO baton, while hospitals wait on the sidelines]]> <img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/hl-isy/dLlP/~4/N5-gzcvvLs4" height="1" width="1"/> Wed, 25 Apr 2012 09:44:46 GMT http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/hl-isy/dLlP/~3/N5-gzcvvLs4/ACOs-042512 http://hl-isy.com/Healthcare-Reform-Blog/April-2012/ACOs-042512 <![CDATA[The yin and the yang of medical homes]]> <img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/hl-isy/dLlP/~4/ECwARjGw4Wo" height="1" width="1"/> Thu, 19 Apr 2012 10:26:26 GMT http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/hl-isy/dLlP/~3/ECwARjGw4Wo/Medical-homes-041912 http://hl-isy.com/Healthcare-Reform-Blog/April-2012/Medical-homes-041912 <![CDATA[In PBM world, going it alone is so yesterday]]> <img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/hl-isy/dLlP/~4/H93_M6tkc0I" height="1" width="1"/> Wed, 18 Apr 2012 16:38:36 GMT http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/hl-isy/dLlP/~3/H93_M6tkc0I/PBMs-041812 http://hl-isy.com/Healthcare-Reform-Blog/April-2012/PBMs-041812 <![CDATA[Providers don’t shy away from Medicare Shared Savings]]> <img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/hl-isy/dLlP/~4/LCfuG9e8OUc" height="1" width="1"/> Fri, 13 Apr 2012 12:49:00 GMT http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/hl-isy/dLlP/~3/LCfuG9e8OUc/ACOs-041312 http://hl-isy.com/Healthcare-Reform-Blog/April-2012/ACOs-041312 <![CDATA[Rx for healthcare: Less is more]]> <img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/hl-isy/dLlP/~4/bdpPFmH4BzM" height="1" width="1"/> Thu, 05 Apr 2012 11:15:02 GMT http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/hl-isy/dLlP/~3/bdpPFmH4BzM/Healthcare-costs-040512 http://hl-isy.com/Healthcare-Reform-Blog/April-2012/Healthcare-costs-040512 <![CDATA[Time to lower the lifeboats in Massachusetts]]> <img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/hl-isy/dLlP/~4/bhu8TSlF4vc" height="1" width="1"/> Wed, 04 Apr 2012 13:41:36 GMT http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/hl-isy/dLlP/~3/bhu8TSlF4vc/Healthcare-reform-040412 http://hl-isy.com/Healthcare-Reform-Blog/April-2012/Healthcare-reform-040412 <![CDATA[Catholic Church’s impasse with ACA may have an answer out West]]> <img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/hl-isy/dLlP/~4/jn66QJk4jRE" height="1" width="1"/> Tue, 03 Apr 2012 11:12:25 GMT http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/hl-isy/dLlP/~3/jn66QJk4jRE/Healthcare-reform-040312 http://hl-isy.com/Healthcare-Reform-Blog/April-2012/Healthcare-reform-040312 <![CDATA[Smaller PBMs making calculated moves]]> <img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/hl-isy/dLlP/~4/8-e_Ds3eWWE" height="1" width="1"/> Fri, 30 Mar 2012 11:50:11 GMT http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/hl-isy/dLlP/~3/8-e_Ds3eWWE/Pharmacy-Benefits-033012 http://hl-isy.com/Healthcare-Reform-Blog/March-2012/Pharmacy-Benefits-033012 <![CDATA[Supreme Court hearings: The light bulb goes off on individual mandate]]> <img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/hl-isy/dLlP/~4/2jmpX6_YluI" height="1" width="1"/> Wed, 28 Mar 2012 14:53:04 GMT http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/hl-isy/dLlP/~3/2jmpX6_YluI/Healthcare-reform-032812 http://hl-isy.com/Healthcare-Reform-Blog/March-2012/Healthcare-reform-032812 <![CDATA[SCOTUS and Health Reform: Careful What You Wish For]]> <img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/hl-isy/dLlP/~4/8oDJWB1ueH0" height="1" width="1"/> Thu, 22 Mar 2012 11:31:44 GMT http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/hl-isy/dLlP/~3/8oDJWB1ueH0/Healthcare-reform-032212 http://hl-isy.com/Healthcare-Reform-Blog/March-2011/Healthcare-reform-032212 <![CDATA[Maine trying to go where no state has gone before, without any money ]]> <img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/hl-isy/dLlP/~4/cyhHWUPN8cg" height="1" width="1"/> Mon, 12 Mar 2012 13:37:30 GMT http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/hl-isy/dLlP/~3/cyhHWUPN8cg/Medicaid-031212 http://hl-isy.com/Healthcare-Reform-Blog/March-2012/Medicaid-031212 <![CDATA[Bad News in the World of Healthcare Studies]]> <img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/hl-isy/dLlP/~4/3WG_4X3AMMg" height="1" width="1"/> Fri, 09 Mar 2012 08:09:00 GMT http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/hl-isy/dLlP/~3/3WG_4X3AMMg/Care-Coordination-030912 http://hl-isy.com/Healthcare-Reform-Blog/March-2012/Care-Coordination-030912 <![CDATA[In search of the acronym: Does medical home certification really matter?]]> <img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/hl-isy/dLlP/~4/8LSC-iftvQg" height="1" width="1"/> Tue, 06 Mar 2012 11:11:41 GMT http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/hl-isy/dLlP/~3/8LSC-iftvQg/Medical-homes-030612 http://hl-isy.com/Healthcare-Reform-Blog/March-2012/Medical-homes-030612 <![CDATA[MLR spells trouble for HSAs]]> <img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/hl-isy/dLlP/~4/IItFjfy8NSw" height="1" width="1"/> Mon, 05 Mar 2012 09:42:27 GMT http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/hl-isy/dLlP/~3/IItFjfy8NSw/Medical-Loss-Ratio-health-savings-accounts-030512 http://hl-isy.com/Healthcare-Reform-Blog/March-2012/Medical-Loss-Ratio-health-savings-accounts-030512 <![CDATA[Gunfight at the ERS corral: UnitedHC wins]]> <img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/hl-isy/dLlP/~4/O0OHTGFakBk" height="1" width="1"/> Fri, 02 Mar 2012 11:33:07 GMT http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/hl-isy/dLlP/~3/O0OHTGFakBk/Blue-Cross-Blue-Shield-TX-030212 http://hl-isy.com/Healthcare-Reform-Blog/March-2012/Blue-Cross-Blue-Shield-TX-030212