Our Healthcare Hot Topics of the Week

Life is hectic, we know, so here’s a recap of the Healthcare Weekly Hot Topics you can’t afford to miss:

1)  Many poor Americans without Health Coverage Due to Some States Not Expanding Mediciad
Bloomberg, January 6, 2014

2)  The ObamaCare Fixer
Politico, January 6, 2014

3)  Early Days of ObamaCare See Only Slight Increase in Patients
Reuters, January 6, 2014

4)  Growth in Health Spending Continues to Slow
USA Today, January 6, 2014

5)  Medicare Propose New Regulations Targeting Fraud
The Hill, January 6, 2014

6)  Physicians Have Mixed Reactions to Electronic Medical Records
USA Today, January 7, 2014

7)  New Jersey Hospitals Are the Most Expensive Hospitals in US
NJ News, January 7, 2014

8)  OIG Finds No Controls on Electronic Medical Record Use – Cut n Paste Option Used to Upcode
New York Times, January 8, 2014

9)  Novartis Drug Co Sued for Kickbacks Paid to Pharmacy for Promoting Drug Directly to Patients
Bloomberg, January 8, 2014

10)  Detroit Push to Sign up the Uninsured for Health Insurance
Detroit Free Press, January 8, 2014

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