Health expenditures slow to lowest growth rate in 53 years

Total national health spending slowed from 4.1% in 2012 to 3.6% in 2013, the slowest rate of growth since it was first tracked in 1960, according to a report from the Office of the Actuary at the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services. » Details

ACA initiatives contribute to decline in patient deaths and save $12 billion

An estimated 50,000 fewer patients died in hospitals and approximately $12 billion was saved between 2010 and 2013 because of reduced hospital-acquired conditions, according to the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. » More

More HIE evaluation needed to determine benefits

Just 13 health information exchanges out of an available 100 have been evaluated by examining usage information, making it hard to draw conclusions about their impact. » Breakdown

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• CMS proposes changes to Shared Savings ACO model

• New leadership in place at Summa and Aetna

• ACA's SHOP exchanges log 200,000 visitors in first week

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