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Last month, the Institute of Medicine published a much-awaited report which recommends that the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services should not adjust Medicare payments geographically, but should continue to focus on value-based payment reforms.
Hospitals with a grip on market power in a region can charge prices that are as much as 60 percent higher than the area's lowest-priced hospital for inpatient services, according to a report released Thursday by the Center for Studying Health System Change.
Hospitals with a grip on market power in a region can charge prices that are as much as 60 percent higher than the area's lowest-priced hospital for inpatient services.
In the last of a trio of surveys exploring attitudes toward the bundled care model, payers and employers indicated that they are not sold on it.
In the last of a trio of surveys exploring attitudes toward the bundled care model, payers and employers indicated that they are not sold on it.
The National Football League backed away from promoting Obamacare insurance marketplaces this summer after a sharp warning from Republicans. But the Baltimore Ravens seem to have stepped -- or at least edged -- into the gap.
As the challenges of long-term care loom over America's aging population, state Medicaid directors are sharing ideas with the federal government for fixing several financing and delivery problems.
As health insurers evaluate new operational strategies in the face of changing care delivery and payment models, embracing mobile technology is one way Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan is trying to stay ahead.
About half the births in the United States are paid for by Medicaid -- a figure higher than previous estimates -- and a new study suggests the numbers could increase as the state-federal health insurance program expands under the Affordable Care Act.
Carolinas HealthCare System is one of the first health systems without a provider-sponsored health plan that will integrate payer and provider data to improve the health of people across the Southeast.