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  1. Latest issue of Health Change Bulletin: http://healthchangebulletin...
  2. Retiree health benefit costs will increase 6% for pre-65 retirees and 4% for post-65 retirees in 2010 [Towers Perrin]
  3. HealthExecMobile: Among indvduals w/ traditional emplymnt-based health bnfts & a choice of health plan, 39% were eligible for a CDHP [EBRI]
  4. HealthExecMobile: The median profit margin of US hospitals increased from ~0 in the 3rd quarter of 2008 to 8.4% in the 2nd quarter of 2009
  5. MCOL Blog: The Disparity between State Health Rankings http://bit.ly/u1TJC
  6. New issue of Health Change Bulletin: http://healthchangebulletin...
  7. HealthExecMobile: 74% of physicians feel they have less control over how they practice medicine than they did 5 yrs ago [Jackson Healthcare]
  8. MCOL Blog: Medicare Advantage Survival Guide: Value Chain Analysis http://bit.ly/46E8uL
  9. HealthExecMobile: Study 1988-2005: Uninsured child was 60% more likely to die in the hsptl than one w/ insurance [Journal of Public Health]
  10. Latest Issue of Health Change Bulletin: http://www.healthchangebull...
  11. Latest Predictive Modeling Bulletin: https://www.managedcarestor...
  12. Latest Medical Home Bulletin http://bit.ly/3Qjlz9
  13. Factoid: in 09, 4% of the adult population w/ private health insurance was enrolled in an HRA or had a high-deductible plan w/ an HSA [EBRI]
  14. HealthExecMobile: if the U.S. could match Sweden's premature birth rate, nearly 8,000 infant deaths would be averted annually [CDC]
  15. HealthExecMobile: Were all health plans to perform at the level of the top 10% of plans, the U.S. would avoid up to 115,000 deaths [NCQA]
  16. HealthExecMobile: According to a new report , the U.S. healthcare system wastes between $600 billion and $850 billion annually [Reuters]
  17. MCOLBlog: ICD-10 Web Summit: Issues for 2010 http://bit.ly/3MJj38
  18. Estimated Direct and Indirect Costs of Stroke: United States: 2009: $68.9 Billion [American Heart Association]
  19. HealthExecMobile: The basic Medicare premium will increase next yr by 15%, 73% of beneficiaries will be allowed to pay their 2009 rate [CMS]
  20. MCOLBlog: What Changes To Health Care During The Past Ten Years Have Had The Most Profound Impact http://bit.ly/1RkHcs