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Trimtabs Applied to Health and Health Care Reform | By Cyndy Nayer, May 21, 2013

I’ve been reviewing some of my saved quotes and notes, such as the notes on trimtabs, as the airwaves heat up with IRS, AP and all things HCR (health care reform). The road to repositioning health as the goal can be a long uphill struggle, and as I continue to speak around the country and counsel employers large and small, the strain is showing...click to continue

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5 Things the Oregon Medicaid Study Tells Us About American Health Care

1. Preventive care isn’t all it’s cracked up to be: The Oregon study found that people on Medicaid got more preventive care than those in the uninsured control group
2. We need more quality control in medicine: The fact that payments to doctors and hospitals don’t depend on health outcomes in most cases is an enormous problem
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"It's a revolutionary improvement to move from a broken market where people are charged by how sick they are, to a competitive market where people pay what they can afford, based on a percentage of their income, on a sliding scale."

-Anthony Wright
Executive Director of advocacy group Health Access

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CALIFORNIA - No Medi-Cal Restoration In May Budget Revise

MIDWEST - Iowa's Branstad Softens On Medicaid Expansion

NATIONAL - Healthcare industry polled on ACA-specific initiatives

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Workplace & Retail Clinic Bulletin - Wake County plans employee clinic to cut health-care costs

Health Change Bulletin - U.S. government extends deadline to insurers for health exchanges

HealthShareTV - Mobile e-Visits in the Medical Home; Clinical Integration: The Way of the Future

HIX Bulletin - What's the Back-Up Plan for Health Insurance Exchanges?