Will Healthcare Go the Way of Farming in the U.S.?

a focus on income support has remained constant. We can assume that based on recent U.S. policy certain incentives and regulations will continue in healthcare and that the general effect will be to encourage scale and specialization. The main difference between healthcare and agriculture is that interoperability is essential for the former and will create cooperatives focused on data sharing just as in agriculture smaller providers have historically joined forces to achieve economies of scale and reduce redundant processes.

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State Insurance Exchange Status by Governor, Political Party – Introducing the HIX Index

As of Wednesday November 14th, here is an update on which direction each state is headed. States have until Friday November 16th to declare their intentions, although States received extra time from U.S. Health and Human Services to submit operating plans for the Insurance Exchanges until December, 2012.

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Health Insurance Exchange in Idaho and Rhode Island Move Closer to Reality

The Idaho Department of Insurance and the Department of Health and Welfare drafted legislation to establish a health insurance exchange. In Rhode Island, Governor Lincoln Chafee issued an executive order establishing an Exchange. Financing of the Idaho exchange is not included in the draft. Carriers are not required to participate in the exchange, nor does it dicate whether carriers must offer insurance inside or outside the exchange.

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