HEALTHCARE REFORM NEWS

Hospitals and Drug Makers Seen to Benefit From Reform

The drug industry stands to gain in a health-care overhaul by getting tens of millions of newly insured customers, while insurance companies -- especially those that cater to the individual market -- look like they are in for a tougher time. Read More >>>

Six People In Charge of Selling Healthcare

Peter Orszag, the White House official steeped in budget detail, is now so at home in the Capitol that he freely grabs Coke Zeros from the Senate Finance Committee's private stash during health care discussions with aides.
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GOVERNMENT UPDATE

Seasonal Flu Vaccine Supplies Lower Than Expected in Some Places

Some physicians and nurses have reported running through their supplies of seasonal flu vaccine earlier than expected and have been unable to order more. Others said they received many fewer doses than ordered. Read More >>>

Medicare Pricing Gets a New Look

Continued debate about the accuracy of Medicare rates for physician services compelled the Medicare Payment Advisory Commission to discuss how the relative value unit system might be improved. MedPAC met Oct. 8-9 in Washington, D.C. Read More >>>

TRENDS & FORECASTS

The "Doc Fix" Could Break Budget Goals

That was the blunt headline that appeared in The New York Times on Jan. 27, 1965, as Congress prepared to take up legislation to provide government health insurance to Americans 65 and over. Read More >>>

Challenges Emerge in Protecting Private Electronic Data

TIME to revisit the always compelling — and often disconcerting — debate over digital privacy. So, what might your movie picks and your medical records have in common? Read More >>>

PROVIDER NEWS

Health IT Grants Part of Additional Stimulus Money

The Dept. of Health and Human Services in September allocated new money from the most recent federal stimulus package to a broad range of health and medical programs. Read More >>>

Physician Practice Self-Ownership On the Decline

When David Loxterkamp, MD, moved to the small waterfront town of Belfast, Maine, in 1984 to establish Seaport Family Practice, he was one of many physicians who owned at least part of their business. Now, he is one of the few. Read More >>>

SALES & STRATEGY

How Smart Leaders Talk About Time

A 1973 experiment demonstrates how much a leader's communication about time influences people's behavior in powerful and often unexpected ways.
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Entrepreneurs Must Know When to Bend the Rules

"I will ask yet again: Can I have the check now please? We just want to get out of this restaurant already." Read More >>>