Accounting & Financial Management

This is driven by stronger inpatient trends and utilization in the ER, in outpatient surgeries and dental services.

<p>When providers have conversations with patients and switch to lower-cost drugs, individuals are saving an average of $61 on prescriptions, says Dr. Andrew Mellin, CMIO at Surescripts.</p> <p> </p>

This will outpace average annual growth in gross domestic product of 4.6%, resulting in an increase in the health spending share of GDP.

The Illinois Catholic health system has signed a nonbinding letter of intent with OSF Healthcare to acquire the Peru campus.

<p>VC partnerships with cutting-edge startups can onboard health system technology to fill gaps in a cost-efficient way, say Michael Hasselberg, the University of Rochester's chief digital health officer, and Dr. Justin Norden, a partner at GSR Ventures.</p>

The company has reportedly been hit financially by two recent opioid settlements.

The data shows that the 22% of patients with a diagnosed behavioral condition drive 41% of total healthcare spend.

Fifty-two percent of insured Americans say paying for medical bills creates stress that is affecting their health.

More than half the participating employers have experienced high-cost claims of $2 to $4 million in the last few years.

This could result in a loss of coverage for about 35,000 Georgians, with enrollees in other states affected as well.