Nurse practitioners look to fill gap with expected spike in demand for health services
May 14th, 2012 - The Washington Post
President Obama’s health-care law is expected to expand health insurance to 32 million Americans over the next decade. Health policy experts anticipate that the wave of new insurance subscribers will lead to a spike in demand for medical services.
WSC Grants Management and Procurement Services
May 14th, 2012 - Washington Strategic Consulting Special Report
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Study: Bigger hospitals, more costs
May 8th, 2012 - Politico
For everyone out there worried that President Barack Obama’s health reform law will spur monopolies and make it easier for hospitals to raise their prices, a new study says it’s already happening, and it’s not because of the health law.
Hospital ratings, track records available online
May 14th, 2012 - The Los Angeles Times
Using data from government agencies and private watchdogs, several websites provide consumer information on hospitals.
CalHospitalCompare.org (www.calhospitalcompare.org) enables you to compare selected hospitals on dozens of measures, including infection prevention, intensive care mortality rate and overall patient experience. The site, run by the California HealthCare Foundation, offers the option of searching by hospital name, location or medical condition.
Hawks Hope to Limit Impact of Sequester
May 14th, 2012 - Congressional Quarterly
There is a growing fear among those most opposed to a Pentagon sequester that the across-the-board spending reductions cannot be averted during this congressional session.
Instead, defense hawks are privately becoming resigned to the notion the sequester is indeed likely to take effect Jan. 1, and that the military might endure deep cuts, at least for the first few months of fiscal 2013.
