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Single-payer system bill could ban private insurance in CA
California lawmakers are considering a bill that would establish a state-run health plan as the sole health insurance company, effectively eliminating private insurers from operating in the state.
Healthcare utilization to peak in 2014 with more newly insured patients
Health insurers have benefited greatly from the recent trend of decreased utilization--the 3.9 percent growth in health spending in 2010 was the lowest ever--but that's about to change as consumers
Vermont governor unveils single-payer legislation
Vermont Gov. Peter Shumlin has unveiled legislation that would create the nation's first single-payer health insurance system by abolishing most forms of private health insurance and moving state
Medicaid patient hospital stays rise 30 percent, outpacing privately insured
The number of hospital stays for patients covered by Medicaid surged 30 percent between 1997 and 2008, compared to a 5 percent hike in the number for patients with private health insurance, according
SPOTLIGHT: Uninsured more likely to die than privately insured
Those without private medical insurance are more likely to die, according to a new piece of public health research. In fact, the uninsured have a 40 percent higher mortality risk than those with
Census Bureau says number of uninsured has risen
In a move likely to give a nudge to mired-down healthcare reform efforts, a report from the U.S. Census Bureau projects that the number of people without health coverage in the country went up to
Reformers, pay more attention to Massachusetts
Those of you who read FierceHealthcare regularly know that the jury is still out on how valuable Massachusetts health reforms have been. That being said, there's early data suggesting what problems
CBO says health plans key to health system reform
A new report from the Congressional Budget Office suggests that in essence, President Obama is on the right track when it comes to his health reform proposals. To date, all of Obama's pronouncements
Report: Cancer patients struggle to pay for care
A new report concludes that cancer patients may face significant challenges in paying for life-saving treatment, even if they have commercial health insurance. The report, from the Kaiser Family
WA investors sink $325M in Asian healthcare venture
An Asian healthcare venture backed by Seattle investors has raised another round of cash, bringing its fund to $325 million, with an eye to building out 39 facilities across several Asian countries
