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The complexities of managing dual eligibles may cause difficulties for health plans and providers trying to achieve improved quality outcomes.
As millions of low-income Americans gain access to insurance through Medicaid or subsidized plans, guiding them away from unnecessary emergency visits will be a challenge.
More hospitals are receiving penalties than bonuses in the second year of Medicare's quality incentive program, and the average penalty is steeper than it was last year.
Hospitals and health systems may be overlooking an obvious money-making opportunity: their real estate.
Aetna is partnering with an oncology practice in Pennsylvania to offer members seeking cancer care a patient-centered medical home network, and to offer clinicians a decision-support application.
Our weekly look at career moves in the healthcare finance sector. This issue highlights promotions, hires and fires for the week ending November 15, 2013.
The Obama Administration's latest triage for health reform is largely a punt to states on insurance policy cancellations, and could bring consequences of its own.
After launching an accountable care organization program a year and a half ago, the Purchase, N.Y.-based WESTMED Medical Group has improved nine out of 10 health quality metrics, increased patient satisfaction and just recently received a big bonus check for its results, company officials announced Wednesday.
After launching an accountable care organization program a year and a half ago, WESTMED Medical Group has improved quality metrics, increased patient satisfaction and just recently received a big bonus check for its results.
From the much anticipated launch on Oct. 1 to Nov. 2, a total of 106,185 Americans selected private health plans in Affordable Care Act insurance exchanges, the Department of Health and Human Services estimates.