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Consumer Directed Health Plan Enrollment Grows by 27 Percent in 2009, AAPPO Press Release, April 14, 2010
The Use of Health Savings Accounts for Health Care in Retirement, EBRI, April 5, 2010
Caring for the Uninsured Amid Financial Pressures,Thomson Reuters, April 14, 2010
Intuit Financial Healthcare Check-Up Shows Americans Confused about Medical Statements, Intuit Inc., April 27, 2010
Annual Study of Aetna HealthFund Consumer-Directed Plans Shows Continued Cost Savings, Business Wire, April 1, 2010
Hospital-insurer relations: Lawsuits and contract disputes abound, FierceHealthFinance, March 31, 2010
Health Insurers Toughen Stance in Disputes Over Hospital Rates, Wall Street Journal, March 19, 2010
Three Rules For Negotiating Managed Care Contracts, Skin & Aging Magazine, March 1, 2010
Episode-of-Care Payment Creates Clinical Advantages, Managed Care Magazine, January 1, 2010
NaviNet Survey Shows Healthcare Information Technology Adoption Increases Among Small Physician Practices, NaviNet Press Release, March 29, 2010
59% of Physicians Think the Quality of Medicine in America will Decline in the Next Five Years According to athenahealth and Sermo "Physician Sentiment Index", Athenahealth, March 25, 2010
Hospitals Continue Financial Recovery, Healthcare Financial Management Association, February 9, 2010
First Horizon Msaver Three Year Study Reveals HSA Adoption, Usage Increasing, Globe Newswire, March 4, 2010
More Employers Eye Changes to Health Benefits to Control Costs, Improve Worker Health Behavior, Towers Watson, February 22, 2010
Modest and Uneven: Physician Efforts to Reduce Racial and Ethnic Disparities, Center for Studying Health System Change, February 2010

Health Account Plans Gaining Share, National Underwriter Life & Health, February 8, 2010