Healthcare Finance Staff
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.
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.
Two sets of new provider alliances demonstrate how Central Florida health systems are reducing costs and deepening care coordination by extending their capabilities.
With implementation of the Affordable Care Act fast approaching, the eligibility process could be primed for an overhaul. As potentially millions more patients line up for care, there will likely be an increased need for providers to verify eligibility and patient financial responsibility before procedures or examinations are performed.
The U.S. Census Bureau found more people gaining health insurance in 19 states in 2011, but still with many disparities across ethnicities and income.
A new poll conducted by the American College of Physician Executives has found that doctors are almost evenly divided on whether or not their Medicare payment data should be made public.
The Obama administration has published the last major rule that it needed to finalize before the opening of the health insurance exchanges Oct. 1. The exchange program integrity rule generally finalizes policies it proposed in January and June.
The Affordable Care Act (ACA) will lead to an increase in health insurance coverage and higher enrollment among people who purchase individual policies, but there will be no widespread premium increase in the individual health insurance market, according to a new study by health policy research firm RAND Corporation.