Healthcare Finance Staff
Healthcare Finance News readers weighed in on what they think is the biggest challenge in forming accountable care organizations (ACOs).
It's no secret that the Republicans are intent on defunding and dismantling, piece by piece, the Affordable Care Act. The latest portion of ACA to come under fire - somewhat obscured by the wrangling over the country's debt ceiling - is a cornerstone of the law meant to keep Medicare spending in the check, the Independent Payment Advisory Board (IPAB).
The efforts of Highmark, Pennsylvania's largest health insurer, to acquire the struggling hospital operation West Penn Allegheny Hospital System has brought into sharp focus the acrimonious relationship between the insurer and the region's dominant hospital operator, University of Pittsburgh Medical Center (UPMC).
The Affordable Care Act is placing a huge emphasis on the forward progress of delivery models that save lives, improve care and cut costs. One such model is the patient-centered medical home model.
HealthInsight, a Salt Lake City-based non-profit, announced Thursday that it will launch a health information exchange in Nevada. HealthInsight is a regional extension center and an ONC Beacon Community.
The federal Pioneer Accountable Care Organization Model that was announced last May is asking too much of providers, too soon, according to Brian Yeaman, chief medical information officer of Oklahoma-based Norman Regional Health System.
NaviNet, the real-time healthcare communications network, has announced NaviNet Doc Xchange, which enables electronic document exchange among providers, insurers and others, reducing mail- and fax-based submission.
Some form of shared savings and bundled payments will become a reality no matter if it looks like the current proposals of the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) or a version that is developed for a Republican agenda because the current healthcare cost trends are unsustainable.
The Department of Health and Human Services has released a proposed rule detailing how states can create and operate their health insurance marketplaces, where consumers and small businesses can comparison shop for health plans starting in 2014.