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Oregon's innovative way to do more with less Medicaid funding

The Affordable Care Act is changing how Medicaid funding works--money is increasingly tied to outcomes, rather than pegged to tests and procedures, according to a story published in the  Milwaukee-Wisconsin Journal Sentinel.

Texas docs forgo insurance for cash-based healthcare

A rising number of Texas primary care practitioners are switching to a cash-based model to avoid the bureaucracy of the health insurance system and high processing costs,  The Texas Tribune  reported. 

Underserved areas get $8.5M injection to boost health IT

The Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) announced that grants totaling $8.5 million will go to 85 community health centers to build their health IT infrastructures. Unlike most of the