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Entrepreneurial doctors looking for an alternative to hospital employment and solo practice and seeking increased business opportunities are turning to an emerging option - the mega-group.

With open enrollment coming to a close, public insurance exchanges are starting to look like they won't be the money-loser many have been girding for, at least for WellPoint's health plans.

Amid problems ranging from the minor to the extreme, at least half a dozen state exchanges are offering enrollment extensions of sorts, but only one is pushing federal limits and trying to extend open enrollment.

Our weekly look at career moves in the healthcare finance sector. This issue highlights promotions, hires and fires for the week ending March 21, 2014.

Emergency rooms across the country need to prepare themselves for an increase in ER visits as more uninsured people gain insurance under healthcare reform.

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A central hypothesis underlying the case for health reform's insurance expansion is being challenged by new evidence, as the quest to reduce emergency visits and spending continues. The research also highlights ongoing concerns about primary care access.

An unusual 90-day grace period for government-subsidized health plans may leave physicians at risk for not getting paid for their services.

The largest national dual eligible demonstration project is taking a belated start in California, amid concerns from patient advocates. The concern surrounding the project indicates that new managed care plans have a long way to go, both in fixing problems in the system and getting buy-in from beneficiaries.

The quality of a hospital or health system is usually linked to patient outcomes, not to administrative or financial efficacy. But smooth interactions between patients and the hospital business office should also be viewed as critical to an organization's quality, says one CFO.