Ex-health aide for elderly psychiatrist in Mount Olive, NJ sentenced for stealing more than $300,000

Ex-health aide for elderly psychiatrist in Mount Olive, NJ sentenced for stealing more than $300,000
The former home health aide for an elderly psychiatrist who was developing Alzheimer’s disease was sentenced today to 180 days in jail and three years’ probation for stealing $307,676 from the client.
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Price Of Health Reform: Insurers Ask Higher Rates Than Expected

Price Of Health Reform: Insurers Ask Higher Rates Than Expected
Proposed Higher Prices Now Offer Glimpse Of Possible Rate Frenzy For 2011 MORE HEALTH NEWS Get Business Mobile Text Alerts : Text BIZ To 37798 As health insurers file their first post-reform rate-hike requests, a rift is becoming clear: Insurers such as Aetna and Anthem are [...]

Health insurers expect costs to drive up claims payouts more than 10 percent next year

Health insurers expect costs to drive up claims payouts more than 10 percent next year
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — The costs that dictate employer-provided health insurance plans will climb more than 10 percent within the next 12 months, and financially pressured companies may pass more of this increase along to their workers through next year’s benefits plans, [...]

Reform could cost health insurers more than expected

Reform could cost health insurers more than expected
Compliance with a key provision of the new health reform law could cost the nation’s health insurers far more than most analysts expected, says a new study by Weiss Ratings, a Jupiter, Fla.-based provider of independent insurance company ratings.
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Health overhaul could cost Indiana millions more than expected

Health overhaul could cost Indiana millions more than expected
INDIANAPOLIS #8212; Indiana’s human services chief and insurance commissioner warn in a letter posted online Wednesday that the federal health care overhaul will cost the state more than previously estimated and stress its outdated welfare eligibility system.
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Mental health facility closes after more than 10 years

Mental health facility closes after more than 10 years
A volunteer project in Tooting which has helped people with mental health problems get back to work since 1999 has closed due to a lack of funding. Read more >
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New Universal Health Care Symbols Transform Wayfinding Signage: Innovative Sign System Will Help More than 50 million …

New Universal Health Care Symbols Transform Wayfinding Signage: Innovative Sign System Will Help More than 50 million …
Fifty four symbols released today provide health care leaders and the professional design community with the first comprehensive and rigorously tested international standard system of wayfinding signs that’s easier to comprehend, no matter the language or reading level. [...]

Health reform costs could be $100 billion more than forecast

Health reform costs could be $100 billion more than forecast
Republicans say a new estimate shows that Democrats rushed the law through, but the White House says critics are mischaracterizing potential spending.
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Zynx Health Partners with the Care Collaborative to Offer More than 1,000 Clinically Proven Order Sets to ZynxOrder …

Zynx Health Partners with the Care Collaborative to Offer More than 1,000 Clinically Proven Order Sets to ZynxOrder …
LOS ANGELES—-The Care Collaborative, an alliance between Ascension Health, Adventist Health System and Catholic Healthcare West for the development and use of jointly developed clinical content, today announced a formal licensure agreement with Zynx Health, the market [...]

Federal, state and local governments will need to invest more than $5 billion in health IT: INPUT

Federal, state and local governments will need to invest more than $5 billion in health IT: INPUT
The recently passed health care reform legislation will require significant investment in IT solutions and system upgrades throughout its implementation. A new report, IT Implications of Health Care Reform, released by INPUT, predicts federal, state and local governments will [...]

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