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Medicaid Expansion is Evidence the Health Policy Debate Defies Political Divides

By AMY LONG and JOE MOLLOY Among all the talk of waves and tides of the close midterm races around the country, there were tremendous results on election day for Medicaid expansion. Three states – Idaho, Nebraska, and Utah – passed ballot initiatives approving the policy. On top of that, in Kansas and Maine, governors… Read More: Medicaid Expansion is Evidence the Health Policy Debate Defies Political… »

NCQA Moves Into the Population Health Sphere With Two New Programs

Don Crane, CEO of APG, a nationwide association of physician groups involved in risk-based contracting, offered Beverly Hills HIT Summit attendees a vision of a coordinated care-based future

Apple scoops up CEO of Mango Health, a start-up that helps people keep track of their medications

Jason Oberfest, formerly the CEO of Mango Health, has joined Apple’s health team.

Give millennials what they need in health care

Another study reiterates what we already know: In droves, millennials are venturing away from the traditional model of securing a primary care provider and opting not to access health care “as usual.” Still, too many physicians do little more than shake their heads over this. We wonder when millennials will figure out they need a… Read More: Give millennials what they need in health care »