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Along with Washington D.C., 23 states are expanding Medicaid eligibility under the Affordable Care Act, while 21 are currently on the record declining expansion and six are kind of on the fence.
While ACOs are touted as a way to help fix an inefficient payment system that rewards more, not better, care, some economists warn they could lead to greater consolidation in the healthcare industry. Here are some answers to common questions about them.
The North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services' website will soon be publishing the prices of the 140 most common in-patient, surgical and imaging services performed by every hospital in the state.
As far as semantics go, therapeutics sound more appealing than generics, but researchers from the University of California, Los Angeles are saying that the switch may be worth it in more ways than just wordage.
In an effort to offset some of the expected impact of the Affordable Care Act, the executives at Mountain States Health Alliance knew they had to make a bold move. They chose to implement lean.
Nancy-Ann DeParle may have left the Obama White House last January, but she did not leave healthcare behind. She spoke with HFN about her healthcare investing strategy as well as broader trends in the healthcare industry.
Fraud in Kansas' Medicaid program increased 43 percent during the last fiscal year, reaching a state record of $33 million detected.
Fraud in Kansas' Medicaid program increased 43 percent during the last fiscal year, reaching $33 million detected, some of it from a scheme that funded an 11-acre mansion.
As healthcare costs for employers continue to rise, they are taking steps to control costs and manage risks.
As healthcare costs for employers continue to rise, they are taking steps to control costs and manage risks, finds two recent research reports.