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Each edition of The Business of Government magazine seeks to highlight the latest trends and best practices for improving government effectiveness. We do this by introducing you to the efforts of key government executives, the work of public management practitioners, and the insights of leading academics; and the differing ways they tackle many of the pressing public management issues facing us today.
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A Profile of Dr. David Blumenthal, National Coordinator for Health Information Technology
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What will happen to emergency room visits -- one of the major factors driving health care expenses -- under health reform? One expert says they will go up.
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States that have already undertaken progressive measures to cover the vast majority of their uninsured populations are struggling to get their share of federal high-risk pool money. Is it fair?
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A move among some businesses to limit their health care costs by opting for coverage plans with constrained options for doctors and hospitals could challenge Obama's "If you like it you can keep it mantra."
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A task force charged with making recommendations on what screenings doctors should provide gets greater responsibility under health reform.
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Expanding Medicaid is a vital component of health reform, which seeks to add 16 million Americans to Medicaid rolls starting in 2014. But will the federal government leave states out in the cold in the near term?
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It is about making connections: introducing our listeners and connecting them to the work of key government executives who are changing the way government does business: hear from Craig Fugate, Michelle Moore, Dr. David Blumenthal, Rich Haley, Tom Davenport, and Alec Ross.
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President Obama will use a recess appointment to fill the long-empty, vital position of head of the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services.
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New government estimates find that 1 million uninsured Americans should be covered under health reform by next year, when many of the early substantive changes will have taken effect.
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