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Dr. Nice: Top 10 vendor incentive donations
By Allison BellA dive into a new CMS database documents pharmaceutical and equipment companies' payments to doctors and hospitals.
September 30, 2014
On the Third Hand: H&R ShockIncome substantiation is due today. Realism about exchange messiness was due yesterday.
September 29, 2014
5 top issues and opportunities in long-term care insuranceThere is significant opportunity to seize rising market demand for LTCI insurance. You just have to know where to look.
September 29, 2014
Guaranty group organizes session on LTCI administrationLTC providers still file most claims on paper.
September 29, 2014
What expense drives a typical older senior's budget?When you see the answer, you'll realize that you knew that.
September 29, 2014
3 ways to use the new LTCI consumer dataAgents know all about those kinds of numbers -- but consumers don't.
September 29, 2014
5 reasons care coordination may disappointSome are counting on condition management to bail us out. The GAO rolls its eyes.
September 29, 2014
Who had the toughest PPACA exchange competition?The GAO applies several different yardsticks and comes up with several possible answers.