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If the states not expanding Medicaid under the Affordable Care Act (ACA) stay with their decision, those state governments will collectively spend $1 billion more on uncompensated care in 2016 than they would have had they expanded Medicaid, says a recent RAND Corporation study.
If the states not expanding Medicaid under the Affordable Care Act stay with their decision, those state governments will collectively spend $1 billion more on uncompensated care in 2016 than they would have had they expanded Medicaid, says a recent RAND Corporation study.
The healthcare industry has been notoriously slow at adopting technologies, but if it gets on board with real-time claims processing, the money could flow in.
As risk-based managed care continues to grow in Medicaid, the model's financial sustainability is being tested across the country.
Healthcare employers reported in the latest national CareerBuilder survey that full-time, permanent hiring in the second half of 2013 will gradually improve over 2012 and temporary and contract hiring is expected to jump 15 percentage points over last year.
The adage of everything old becomes new again is proving true. Physician house calls are making a comeback and disrupting today's healthcare system.
It wasn't so long ago when it was common for a physician to visit patients in their homes. New technologies and a changing healthcare system placed physicians firmly in their offices, forcing patients to go to them. But the adage of everything old becomes new again is proving true. Physician house calls are making a comeback and disrupting today's healthcare system.
A new study published Monday in the Journal of Hospital Medicine found the Project BOOST (Better Outcomes by Optimizing Safe Transitions) Mentoring Program is effective in identifying patients at highest risk for readmissions, communicating discharge plans effectively and ensuring close follow-up through phone calls and timely doctors' appointments.
An analysis from HealthPocket has found that consumers who choose lower cost Bronze and Silver plans under the Affordable Care Act will likely pay more for prescription drugs than they do now.
Despite the regular news that the healthcare industry is adding jobs, the pressures of mergers and acquisitions, declining reimbursements and the fears over national healthcare reform have led to several recent announcements of layoffs, which is putting a greater focus on outplacement services for healthcare workers.