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Highlighting a potential solution to a problem plaguing parts of the industry, a new study provides evidence suggesting that point-of-care case management can reduce patient hospital readmissions and also pay for itself.
California, Connecticut, Hawaii, Iowa, Maryland, Nevada, New York, and Vermont have received new grants to help them build health insurance exchanges, Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius announced on Thursday.
Healthcare services provider Metropolitan Health Networks is buying two primary care practices in Palm Beach, expanding the company's already-large foothold servicing Medicare members and hinting at its future goals.
With healthcare undergoing intense market transformations in payment models, revenue sources and the demands of healthcare innovation, leaders in the field need to focus on actively managing the move to value-based payments and accelerate their planning for these transitions.
Healthcare services provider Metropolitan Health Networks is buying two primary care practices in Palm Beach, expanding the company's already-large foothold servicing Medicare members and hinting at its future goals.
Medicare- and Medicaid-focused health insurers continue to be the most sought after dance partners of the acquisition ball, as evidenced by yesterday's announcement that Aetna would purchase Coventry Health Care in a cash and stock deal valued at $5.7 billion.
Medicare- and Medicaid-focused health insurers continue to be the darlings of the acquisition ball, as evidenced by yesterday's announcement that Aetna would purchase Coventry Health Care in a cash and stock deal valued at $5.7 billion.
Health insurers are embracing social media, mobile health applications and even games as they position themselves for accountable care and try to encourage their members to take more interest in their wellness, according to a new report from Chilmark Research.
This week, a Kaiser Health News analysis of Medicare data showed that 2,211 hospitals will face penalties in October for having too many patients readmitted for care within 30 days of discharge. Hospitals in several states react to this impending financial challenge.
In late August, Highmark opened its ninth Highmark Direct retail store in an Erie, Pennsylvania shopping plaza, highlighting a trend that is "about to accelerate dramatically," the consulting firm Oliver Wyman predicts, as more Americans buy health insurance on the open market or in government-mandated exchanges and employer-provided insurance declines.