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"The very advantage of telehealth, its ability to make care convenient, is also potentially its Achilles’ heel."

Ian Morrison tells insiders at the Healthcare Financial Management Association's 2015 Annual National Institute that U.S. systems have to reconcile costs to improve value.

There will soon be one less member company of America's health insurance trade group, a sign of the industry's evolutionary turmoil.

The country's largest state insurance exchange wants to be an active purchaser negotiating on behalf of consumer, and a data-driven convener of affordability and quality.

As hospitals see revenue squeezed, many also face pressures to raise prices even though consumers watch costs closely, Ernst & Young consultants tell a crowd at the Healthcare Financial Management Association 2015 Annual National Institute.

A scathing state audit shows that California is failing to make sure Medicaid managed care plans deliver their promises to patients.

The best method to attract and keep consumers is to build access to points of care throughout the organization, from a hospital's retail clinic to physician offices, primary care and medical specialists, experts at HFMA 2015 ANI say.

Speakers at the Healthcare Management Association 2015 Annual Institute warn providers to embrace models like capitation, accountable care and bundled payments.

Oregon's top health insurance regulator is taking the unusual step of encouraging higher premiums in a competitive individual market, where the lowest-cost plan may also be the most disruptive.

Taking a cue from Aetna, Ascension Health and companies beyond the healthcare industry, Tufts Health Plan is raising its minimum base wage.