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| January-03-2009 | Academic Tensions In Southern Arizona | Arizona |
| December-30-2008 | Erikson Writes About An Obama Health Care Confab In Tucson | Arizona |
| December-30-2008 | Genetic Testing Before Prescribing Enhances Outcomes, But Can We Afford It? | National |
| December-30-2008 | Enthoven Gives Us His View Of The Big Picture In Health Care | National |
| December-30-2008 | More On Daschle's Experience In Indiana | National |
| December-30-2008 | Daschle Sits In On Small Town Indiana Health Group Discussion | National |
| December-30-2008 | Senator Kyl on Upcoming Washington Health Care Reform Efforts | National |
| December-30-2008 | Maricopa County's Health System 'In The Black' Says Commission Chair Bruno | Arizona |
| December-30-2008 | Pueblo's Two Hospitals Create A Regional Health Care Referral Center | Colorado |
| December-29-2008 | Some Phoenix Employers Bucking The Trend With Better Benefits Coverage | Arizona |
| December-29-2008 | Colorado Health Plans Concerned About New 'Surcharge' To Pay For Covering Uninsured | Colorado |
| December-29-2008 | Massachusetts Blues Deal With Hospital Group Raises Eyebrows | Massachusetts |
| December-29-2008 | Physicians Offer Low Cost Access To Uninsured & Small Groups | Arizona |
| December-29-2008 | Arizona Blues Offer Expanded Medicare Discounts | Arizona |
| December-29-2008 | Arizona Community Health Centers Facing Private Funding Issues | Arizona |
| December-29-2008 | Bush's Legacy Includes Expanded Community Health Centers | National |
| December-29-2008 | BREAKING NEWS - Mike Ferm Passes Away - Services & Celebration of Life on Tuesday | Colorado |
| December-29-2008 | Aims College To Offer Pharmacy Tech Program | Colorado |
| December-28-2008 | Reform Will Require Consensus Says Reg | Arizona |
| December-28-2008 | Curing Health Care's Ills Will Be Difficult | Colorado |
| December-27-2008 | The Reasons We Need Electronic Medical Records | National |
| December-27-2008 | Injured Workers Have A Long Wait For Medicare Disability | National |
| December-27-2008 | Another Look At United's Settlement With The SEC Over Options | National |
| December-27-2008 | Gov. Ritter Plans To Propose Provider Tax To Cover More Uninsured | Colorado |
| December-24-2008 | House Parties For Health Care Indicate System Is Broken | National |
| December-24-2008 | More On United's Settlement With The SEC | National |
| December-22-2008 | United's Statement on SEC Settlement | National |
| December-22-2008 | Arizona Foundation For Medical Care Wants To Know What Employers Think! | Arizona |
| December-22-2008 | Arizona Senator Wants More Protection For ER Docs | Arizona |
| December-22-2008 | Arizona Nursing Grads Facing Tough Job Market | Arizona |
| December-22-2008 | Poudre Valley Named 'Well' Workplace | Colorado |
| December-22-2008 | Exempla & United Sign Dual Hospital & Physician Services Agreement | Colorado |
| December-19-2008 | Arizona Health Plans Form New Association | Arizona |
| December-19-2008 | Brown & Brown Picks Up New Mexico Agency | New Mexico |
| December-19-2008 | Governor Looking At Provider Tax To Expand Coverage | Colorado |
| December-17-2008 | New Doc's In Southeast Arizona | Arizona |
| December-17-2008 | Some Upset That Health Insurers Want To 'Crash' Obama Holiday Health Care Parties | National |
| December-17-2008 | Governor Promotes Electronic Health Records Networks | Colorado |
| December-17-2008 | Aetna Cuts 1,000 Jobs Nationally | National |
| December-16-2008 | Getting Doc's To Prescribe Electronically | Colorado |
| December-16-2008 | Retain Clinic Use Quite Modest To Date | National |
| December-16-2008 | Send A Politician To The Emergency Room | Colorado |
| December-16-2008 | Centennial Care Choices Interim Report Released | Colorado |
| December-16-2008 | When Can Medicare Care Advantage Plans Cost Beneficiaries More Out-of-Pocket Than Traditional Medicare? | National |
| December-16-2008 | Health IT Can Save Lives - What's Kaiser Up To In Colorado? | Colorado |
| December-16-2008 | Colorado Will Lose Key Senator During Health Care Reform Debate | Colorado |
| December-16-2008 | Are Medicare Plans & Others Giving Members The Shaft With Reference Pricing For Prescriptions? | National |
| December-16-2008 | New Hospital CEO Coming To Show Low | Arizona |
| December-15-2008 | Why Does U.S. Healthcare Cost So Much? - Part IV | National |
| December-15-2008 | Fixing The Emergency Room | National |
| December-15-2008 | Daschle Has His Own Approach To Reform | National |
| December-15-2008 | Tempe's im-x Sells Nevada Operations (Summerlin) To Anthem BCBS (WellPoint) | Nevada |
| December-15-2008 | Over Half Of American Health Plans Have Coverage Caps - Is That A Problem? | National |
| December-15-2008 | Judge Unfreezes United's Former CEO's Stock Options | National |
| December-12-2008 | Aetna Introduces New Medicare Advantage Plans For Colorado | Colorado |
| December-12-2008 | Centennial Care Choices Proposals Back | Colorado |
| December-12-2008 | Medicare Advantage Plans Paid Well For 2006 ($1.3 Billion Better Than Expected) | National |
| December-12-2008 | Interesting Opinion On Medical Tourism | National |
| December-12-2008 | Are You A United Member? They Want To Pay For Your Flu Shot ! (Maybe) | National |
| December-12-2008 | Aetna Expands 'Bridges To Excellence' Program Throughout Arizona | Arizona |
| December-12-2008 | Colorado's Skinnier, But Coloradans Pay More For Insurance - Why? | Colorado |
| December-12-2008 | Governor's Call For More Medicaid & SCHIP Funding In Stimulus Package | National |
| December-12-2008 | Where Have All The Doctors Gone... | National |
| December-11-2008 | Uninsured Lean On ER's - Take A Look At Denver Health | National |
| December-11-2008 | Employees Selecting Low Out-of-Pocket Cost Plans Earlier This Year | National |
| December-11-2008 | Arizona's Emergency Care System Challenged | Arizona |
| December-11-2008 | Maricopa Integrated Announces Plans For EHR Conversion | Arizona |
| December-11-2008 | Daschle Named To Head HHS & Health Care Reform Efforts | National |
| December-11-2008 | Medicare Beneficiaries Can't Find Primary Care Doc's! | National |
| December-11-2008 | Sub-Par Medicare & Medicaid Payments Levy Silent Tax On Employers & Consumers | National |
| December-11-2008 | Next CMS Chief Will Have A Full Plate | National |
| December-11-2008 | Why Tie Health Insurance To A Job Says Analyst | National |
| December-11-2008 | Employer Based Insurance No Longer Works Says Opinion | National |
| December-11-2008 | Is Your Zip Code Making You Sick - CIGNA Wants You To Know & Starts With Vegas | National |
| December-11-2008 | Experian Buys Hospital Credit Firm | National |
| December-10-2008 | Future Gov. Brewer Names Transition Team With UnitedHealthcare Represented | Arizona |
| December-08-2008 | Obama Wants To Know - Will You Give Up A Little Shopping Time To Participate? | National |
| December-08-2008 | Rebuilding HHS & CMS According To Daschle | National |
| December-08-2008 | Colorado Public Radio Talks About Kaiser's Success With Electronic Medical Records & With CHA Exec Steve Summer On The Future Of | Colorado |
| December-08-2008 | Obama Wants Your Input On Health Care Reform | National |
| December-08-2008 | Health Care Employment Continues To Grow | National |
| December-08-2008 | Small Businesses (<50 Emp's) Want Lowers Costs & Health Care Reform Says Study | National |
| December-08-2008 | Medicare Discusses Reducing Home Care Payments & Holding Pat On Skilled Nursing & Inpatient Rehab | National |
| December-08-2008 | Daschle Rolls Out Obama's Health Approach At Denver Health Care Summit | Colorado |
| December-08-2008 | More On Daschle's Presentation In Denver & Obama's Call For Input | National |
| December-08-2008 | Federal Payments To Medicare Advantage Plans Go Up for 2009 | National |
| December-08-2008 | MedPac Mulls Increasing Hospital AND Physician Fees For 2010 - More On The Teaching Hospitals Brouhaha | National |
| December-04-2008 | Health Net Exploring Its Arizona Options | Arizona |
| December-04-2008 | 2009 Cover Colorado Assessment Announcement | Colorado |
| December-04-2008 | New Medical Director At Health Net | National |
| December-04-2008 | NextCare Opens Employer Clinic For Goodyear | Arizona |
| December-03-2008 | United Sells Insurance To Be Able To Buy Insurance | National |
| December-03-2008 | Brit's Want To Know If A Drug Is Really Any Better Before Paying For it | National |
| December-03-2008 | On-Line Medical Records For Arizona Seniors On Its Way | Arizona |
| December-03-2008 | CIGNA Makes Lipitor A Preferred Drug | National |
| December-03-2008 | United Forcasts Member Decline | National |
| December-03-2008 | Anthem BCBS Chief Asks Are Health Insurers Really The Problem? | Colorado |
| December-02-2008 | Do Consumers Use Web Sites To Assess Quality When Selecting A Health Plan? | National |
| December-02-2008 | New Mental Health Parity Bill Will Drive Key Small Employer Decisions | National |
| December-02-2008 | Governor Announces CoverColorado Board Appointments Including The 'Dean' of Colorado Health Plan Exec's | Colorado |
| December-02-2008 | Governor To Present Budget Before Departing | Arizona |
| December-02-2008 | Medical Office Building Transaction Of Note | Colorado |
| December-01-2008 | Napolitano Gets DC Nod From Obama | Arizona |
| December-01-2008 | BREAKING NEWS! It's Official - Janet Headed To DC - What's Next For Arizona Health Care? | Arizona |
| December-01-2008 | Arizona Health Survey Released | Arizona |
| December-01-2008 | More On Carondelet's Sahuarita Hospital - Delay Or Cancellation? | Arizona |
| December-01-2008 | NYT's Comments On Janet Going To Washington - 'Lucky Country - Poor Arizona' | National |
| December-01-2008 | A Former Congressman's Take On The Baucus (Obama?) Plan | National |
| December-01-2008 | Looking At The Obama Health Plan - Should The Carriers Be Wary? | National |
| December-01-2008 | UnitedHealthcare Launching Consumer Health Web Site (See Aetna Comments) | National |
| December-01-2008 | Will The Janet Appointment Come Today? | Arizona |
| December-01-2008 | Arizona May Show A 3% Decline In Births For 2008 - Is It The Economy? | Arizona |
| November-29-2008 | Poudre Valley Construction On Target | Colorado |
| November-27-2008 | New Cases Of Cancer On The Decline | National |
| November-27-2008 | New Medicaid Rules Allow Premiums & Higher Co-Payments | National |
| November-26-2008 | Auto Insurance Rates Going Up To Cover More Medical Costs | Colorado |
| November-26-2008 | Anthem BCBS Marketing VP Weighs In On Employer Based Insurance And Offers Some Historical Insights | Colorado |
| November-25-2008 | An Obama Appointment For Republican Secretary of State Jan Brewer? | Arizona |
| November-25-2008 | Poudre Wins Baldrige Award! | Colorado |
| November-24-2008 | Medicare Advantage Plans Make Medicare More Expensive & Complex | National |
| November-24-2008 | Carondelet Shelving Plans For Two Outlying Hospitals & Announces CEO Changes | Arizona |
| November-24-2008 | The Five Myths Of Health Care That Are Holding Up True Health Care Reform | National |
| November-24-2008 | UnitedHealthcare Makes Grants Available In Arizona & Colorado For Fighting Childhood Obesity | Colorado |
| November-24-2008 | Mesa Family Dontates $10 Million Toward New Banner Children's Hospital | Arizona |
| November-24-2008 | Insurers See Opportunities In the 'New' Health Care Environment | National |
| November-24-2008 | Interesting Look At The Future Of Publicly Traded Health Plans - More Mergers Ahead? | National |
| November-22-2008 | How Would Arizona Fare Under A New Republican Governor? | Arizona |
| November-22-2008 | Sisters of Charity Buys Building On Old Children's Campus | Colorado |
| November-21-2008 | What Would Napolitano's Departure Mean For Arizona? | Arizona |
| November-21-2008 | Napolitano Closer To Homeland Security Post | National |
| November-21-2008 | Waxman Topples Dingell As Committee Chair - DeGette Out As Vice-Chair? | National |
| November-19-2008 | Health Insurers Say 'We'll Take All Comers - Just Mandate Insurance!' | National |
| November-19-2008 | Colorado Health Foundation Says Colorado No Healthier | Colorado |
| November-19-2008 | Kennedy Names Team For Re-designing Health Care Financing & Other Key Washington Developments | National |
| November-19-2008 | The Cat's Out Of The Bag On The Auto Bailout - Saving The Union Retiree Health Plan | National |
| November-19-2008 | Arizona Reports Its First Flu Case | Arizona |
| November-19-2008 | McGihon Out As New House Speaker Wants Different Direction In Shaping Colorado Health Care | Colorado |
| November-19-2008 | Colorado Medicaid Up to 415,000 | Colorado |
| November-19-2008 | Latest Mercer Survey's Component Reinforces Lockton Survey | Colorado |
| November-19-2008 | Tom Daschel To Be Nominated To Head HHS | National |
| November-18-2008 | MedCath's 4th Quarter Earnings Fall | National |
| November-18-2008 | Napolitano Not Likely Choice For Attorney General Says Magazine | Arizona |
| November-18-2008 | New CFO For Exempla | Colorado |
| November-17-2008 | CU Denver Gets Big Nursing Donation | Colorado |
| November-17-2008 | PHARMA Gears Up For Onslaught From New Administration & Congress | National |
| November-17-2008 | Delta Dental Intoduces Consumer Directed Type Plans | Arizona |
| November-17-2008 | More Changes At Top Level Health Net Management | National |
| November-17-2008 | AmeriGroup Picks Up Anthem's Nevada Medicaid Contract | Nevada |
| November-17-2008 | It's Open Enrollment Season For Most Commercial Plans , But Employees Get Fewer Choices & Higher Costs | National |
| November-17-2008 | Small Employers 'Shiver' In Anticipation Of New Rates - Interesting Comments From Carriers | National |
| November-17-2008 | Time To Pick A New Medicare Plan - Here's Some Advice | National |
| November-17-2008 | Aetna Teams Up With Partners In Care To Launch Medical Home Project | National |
| November-14-2008 | NCQA Gives Health Net's Plans 'Excellent' Accreditation | National |
| November-14-2008 | Aetna Takes $40 Claim Denial Award All The Way To Federal Appeals Court & Loses | West Virginia |
| November-14-2008 | Special Needs Plans Limited To 15 Diseases In 2010 | National |
| November-14-2008 | Unions Attack CVS' Promotion Of Diabetic Product | National |
| November-14-2008 | Napalitano On Obama's Short List | Arizona |
| November-14-2008 | Aetna Looking At Layoffs | National |
| November-12-2008 | Dualing Health Reform Plans Developing In The Senate | National |
| November-11-2008 | HealthGrades Looking Good Says Report | Colorado |
| November-11-2008 | An Interesting Look At Value Based Benefit Design & Whether Or Not Employees Understand What They're Getting | National |
| November-11-2008 | Personalized Medications Will Change How Drugs Are Approved | National |
| November-11-2008 | Arizona's Proposition 101 Appears To Have Been Defeated | Arizona |
| November-11-2008 | Raddon has been named Large Group Practice Leader for Humana | Utah |
| November-11-2008 | Health Net & CIGNA Lead Arizona's Health Plan Quality Rankings Again As All Six Plans Improve Rankings - 10 Medicare Plans Ranked | Arizona |
| November-11-2008 | California, Hawaii & Nevada Providers Waiting For Medicare Payments | California |
| November-10-2008 | Too Much Radiology? | National |
| November-10-2008 | Kaiser Named Top Quality Health Plan In Colorado Regaining Top Rank From CIGNA | Colorado |
| November-10-2008 | AARP Suspends Sales Of Medicare Products Questioned By Senator Grassley | National |
| November-10-2008 | Moody's Downgrades Its Outlook For Non-Profit Hospitals | National |
| November-10-2008 | New Medicare Broker Compensation Rule To Be Released By CMS | National |
| November-09-2008 | Mexican National Medically Deported By St. Joe's Returns To Health & U.S. | Arizona |
| November-08-2008 | What's Ahead For Colorado's Legislature | Colorado |
| November-08-2008 | Paying Patients Begin To Fall Off At Hospitals | National |
| November-08-2008 | Will Bush Welsh On Promise? New Reg's Begin To Flow Starting With Medicaid Cuts | National |
| November-07-2008 | Nation's Community Hospitals Post Most Profitable Year Ever | National |
| November-07-2008 | Kaiser Tops List Of Quality Colorado Health Plans | Colorado |
| November-07-2008 | Check Out The US News & World Report's Top Health Plans | National |
| November-07-2008 | Dingell Responds To Waxman's Attack | National |
| November-07-2008 | Kaiser Takes $400 Million Third Quarter Hit On Investment Losses | National |
| November-07-2008 | Kennedy's Office Suggests 'Pay-Go' Exception For Health Care Reforms | National |
| November-07-2008 | FBI Investigating Threat To Reveal Medical Data On Millions | National |
| November-07-2008 | Attorney Who Sought To Raise Malpractice Caps Beats Out McGihon To Be Elected Speaker | Colorado |
| November-07-2008 | Napolitano Joins Obama's Transition Team | Arizona |
| November-07-2008 | Five More Walgreen's TakeCare Clinics Open Yesterday In Phoenix Area | Arizona |
| November-07-2008 | Is DeGette's Vice Chairmanship On The Line In Congressional Battle? | Colorado |
| November-07-2008 | Cardiology Will Now Be Subject To Radiology Review Companies | National |
| November-05-2008 | MedCo's Doing Well (On Generics...?) | National |
| November-05-2008 | New Cancer Center In The West Valley Coming Along | Arizona |
| November-05-2008 | New Hospital For Kingman Moving Right Along | Arizona |
| November-05-2008 | AHA's Take On The Congressional Impact Of The Election | National |
| November-05-2008 | HealthCare Reform On Obama's Agenda | National |
| November-05-2008 | Maricopa Integrated's District Board Will Have Four New Faces As Only Bruno Returns | Arizona |
| November-05-2008 | Cabinet Job Next For Gov. Napalitano? Would She Hand The Governor's Seat To A Republican? | Arizona |
| November-05-2008 | Proposition 101 Appears To Be Defeated | Arizona |
| November-05-2008 | Rep. Bernie Buescher Concedes Defeat | Colorado |
| November-05-2008 | Republicans Hold The Legislature In Arizona | Arizona |
| November-04-2008 | A Final Look At Arizona's Prop. 101 As We Wait For The Polls | Arizona |
| November-04-2008 | CMS Suspends RAC Implementation After Appeals To GAO | National |
| November-04-2008 | Interesting Look At Impact Of The Nevada Malpractice Cap | Nevada |