Jeff Lagasse

Kindred Healthcare and the Arkansas Department of Health have signed a definitive agreement for Kindred to acquire in-home healthcare operations from ADH for about $39 million, which includes licenses to provide home health, hospice and personal care services throughout the state of Arkansas.

Boosting support for prescription drug monitoring programs, and establishing a consistent funding source, is strongly related to a reduction in opioid-related overdose deaths, says a new study from Health Affairs.

More than 60 of the defendants arrested are charged with fraud related to the Medicare prescription drug benefit program known as Part D.

AMA President Andrew Gurman said the 2011 law "inserts the state into the patient-physician relationship and threatens open communication in the exam room."

Spending for practices such as chiropractic, yoga and meditation represents 9.2 percent of all out-of-pocket spending on healthcare.

In 2013, aggregate hospital costs for 35.6 million hospital stays totaled more than $381 billion.

The United States is on track to spend $2.6 trillion less on healthcare between 2014 and 2019 compared to initial projections made right after the 2010 passage of the Affordable Care Act.

Money will help provide hands-on training tailored to small practices, especially those that practice in historically under-resourced areas.

Seventy-four percent of primary care physicians and emergency room doctors do not feel their healthcare facility or practice is taking effective steps to address and prevent burnout, according to a new survey by healthcare-centric market intelligence firm InCrowd.

Despite the ongoing shift from fee-for-service to a value-based care model, a significant number providers are resistant to implementing alternative payment methods even though revenue cycle management continues to be a critical aspect of a provider's health, says a new Peer60 report.