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People in CDHPs may not have easy access to cost, quality data
A recent study by RAND researchers published in the journal Health Affairs indicates that consumer-directed health plans could save $57 billion annually if they grew to comprise 50 percent of all employer-sponsored health insurance in the U.S. But are health plans delivering the kind of information people using these plans need to truly direct their own healthcare decisions?
A new analysis released in the May issue of Health Affairs attempts to change the direction of the contentious debate around a perceived bias by the committee that advises the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services on the relative value of physician services.
Health insurer Florida Blue has teamed up with Miami-area providers Baptist Health South Florida and American Medical Specialties (AMS) to launch an accountable care organization (ACO) that will focus only on oncology treatment.
It may not occur to smaller senior living companies to seek a credit rating from a credit rating agency like Fitch Ratings, Standard & Poor’s or Moody’s, but for companies large and small, there are financial benefits said a group of panelists during an online senior living business conference held in March.
Online rating sites have become increasingly popular as consumers surf the web to find reviews of hotels, restaurants, electronics and almost everything else.
A new psychiatric demonstration project administered by the Center for Medicare and Medicaid Innovation seeks to test if changing a 47-year-old Medicaid exclusion can lead to better care and lower costs.
As the number of home health agencies and fraud cases related to home health agencies continues to skyrocket, the Office of Inspector General (OIG) is exerting more pressure on the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) to fulfill an obligation that is 15 years old.
A new partnership between Birmingham, Ala.-based Proventix Systems, Alabama Power and 27 hospitals across Alabama is helping to reduce healthcare-associated infections (HAIs), improving patient outcomes and contributing to bringing down healthcare costs.
Two initiatives that could drastically lower the likelihood of heart failure patient readmissions were presented in March at the American College of Cardiology’s (ACC) 61st Annual Scientific Session.
Led by the Massachusetts Medical Society (MMS), six healthcare organizations launched a major initiative in mid-April to improve the state’s medical liability system.