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Jeff Lagasse

By Jeff Lagasse | 01:09 pm | May 15, 2019
Millennials are more likely to be uninsured compared with the older generation, saying it's too expensive.
By Jeff Lagasse | 03:38 pm | May 14, 2019
A number of clinicians and payers have been enforcing hard limits on opioid doses, regardless of the patient's situation.
By Jeff Lagasse | 12:17 pm | May 14, 2019
Private hospitals are more likely to enact an ambulance diversion if a nearby public hospital is already turning away ambulances.
By Jeff Lagasse | 03:38 pm | May 13, 2019
One of the components fueling the growth includes powered devices such as pacemakers and MRI machines.
By Jeff Lagasse | 12:00 pm | May 13, 2019
Machine learning advances go above and beyond what has presently been achieved in medicine, the findings showed.
By Jeff Lagasse | 04:01 pm | May 10, 2019
Success was highest for those with employer coverage while marketplace enrollees were statistically more likely to run into trouble.
By Jeff Lagasse | 11:51 am | May 10, 2019
A big challenge for health plans is addressing member expectations based on their experiences in other industries.
By Jeff Lagasse | 03:41 pm | May 09, 2019
Tapping into asynchronous, text-based communication could let providers cast a wider net and improve care quality.
By Jeff Lagasse | 12:16 pm | May 09, 2019
Fraudulent medical practice is estimated to cost the federal government between $90 to $300 billion dollars annually.
By Jeff Lagasse | 04:08 pm | May 08, 2019
Medicaid paid Acadia's facilities a much higher amount for blood and urine tests than its lab had charged for the analysis.