Jeff Lagasse
The study found an immediate reduction in the percentage of people hospitalized without insurance, particularly among states that expanded Medicaid.
The work will focus on challenges including behavioral health, women and infant care, substance use disorder and avoidable emergency department visits.
There are potentially substantial financial benefits to be gleaned from sociodemographic adjustment for safety net hospitals.
Despite a growing focus on loyalty, hospitals still have a ways to go to actually achieve it with patients and other consumers.
Amazon was cited for a number of reasons, including resources, influence, brand loyalty, convenience and a built-in distribution network.
Joining a group purchasing organization can have a ripple effect that reduces expenses across the entire healthcare system, with the potential to save up to $864 billion by 2022.
Physician shortages are forcing healthcare leaders to re-examine how much they spend on labor, and where they can expect to see savings in operating expenses.
It's the first time that CMS has formally outlined how states should calculate budget neutrality for demonstration projects in order to strengthen fiscal accountability.
Hospitals, on average, save about 1.5 percent per year on common expenses in the supply chain, far lower than most pre-merger estimates.
Estimates from the two health systems counter those from the Massachusetts Health Policy Commission, which said the merger would increase annual spending.