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Aetna will include The Leapfrog Group's Hospital Safety Scores in its DocFind online hospital directory to help patients make better decisions about their care.
Noel Khirsukhani, vice president of business development at PatientPoint, recently spoke to Healthcare Finance News and offered his tips on forming a successful ACO.
A federal court has struck down a California "carve in" law requiring Medicaid safety net providers to only dispense drugs purchased at a discount, although the ruling also implied that type of mandate would be permissible with federal approval.
The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation (RWJF) announced Tuesday a competition to improve consumer understanding and use of data comparing hospital prices but the results could also be of use to hospitals.
The National Women's Law Center (NWLC) has filed federal discrimination complaints against five large employers, arguing that their exclusion of pregnancy coverage in health benefits for dependent children violates the Affordable Care Act's nondiscrimination provisions.
Adding more mixed evidence to the Medicaid expansion debate, health researchers found that extending coverage to low-income, childless adults in Wisconsin corresponded with a decrease in preventable hospitalizations but also increases in outpatient and emergency department visits.
A preliminary analysis of healthcare cost data released this week by the National Center for Health Statistics shows that fewer families reported difficulty paying for medical expenses in the first half of 2012 compared to the same period a year earlier.
Adding more mixed evidence to the Medicaid expansion debate, health researchers found that extending coverage to low-income, childless adults in Wisconsin corresponded with a decrease in preventable hospitalizations but also increases in outpatient and emergency department visits.
Executives at pharmaceutical and life sciences companies report that obtaining a sufficient budget for new products is one of the top challenges facing their new product teams, according to a study from Cutting Edge Information.
The Medicare Trustees have projected in their annual report that the program's hospital insurance trust fund will remain solvent until 2026, two years later than predicted last year, but with many uncertainties impacting the program, they urge reform.