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Community health groups, with focus on prevention, fight to be part of new setup for lowering health costs, improving outcomes

Community health groups, with focus on prevention, fight to be part of new setup for lowering health costs, improving outcomes
Unknown 1:02 PM accountable care organizations, Affordable Care Act, chronic disease, doctors, health outcomes, health reform, obamacare, physicians, prevention
The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act is forcing doctors and hospitals to collaborate on lowering health-care costs while improving...
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Clinton, Beshear, Humana chief and others discuss Medicaid expansion, other changes in health systems, and chronic illness

Clinton, Beshear, Humana chief and others discuss Medicaid expansion, other changes in health systems, and chronic illness
Unknown 5:14 PM chronic disease, governor, health outcomes, health reform, managed care, Medicaid, obamacare, Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, state governments
By Melissa Patrick and Al Cross Kentucky Health News The economic advantages from expanding Medicaid under federal health reform should outw...
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