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Colorado, Minnesota, Oregon and Pennsylvania will take part in the National Governors Association's collaborative to address chronic disease prevention. Chronic disease is a major contributor to rising healthcare costs, accounting for 84 percent of U.S. healthcare spending.
With the cost of medically unnecessary care estimated to be in the billions of dollars, a new campaign is setting out to change the medical profession's and society's usage of healthcare.
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services announced the 32 health systems that will participate in the Pioneer Accountable Care Organization program, which government officials say could save Medicare as much as $1.1 billion.
A new set of eight MAP keys was recently released by the HFMA, and when used correctly, aids hospitals, health systems and physician practices in tracking performance over time. Here are the eight new MAP keys for physician practice management.
The National Governors Association (NGA) announced Tuesday that Colorado, Minnesota, Oregon and Pennsylvania have been selected to participate in the NGA's new learning collaborative on integrating chronic disease prevention services.
More than half of health system and insurance executives recently surveyed by KPMG, law firm Epstein Becker Green and The JHD Group indicated they are still undecided about whether their organizations will participate in the Medicare ACO program.
Insurance carriers may charge an average 22.6 percent more for monthly premiums for individuals with a high body mass index when they purchase individual coverage. Smoking may also boost monthly premiums by an average 14 percent.
The Affordable Care Act gets its day in the Supreme Court, which will consider challenges to required insurance and expanded state Medicaid coverage.
Majorities of senior executives at hospitals, health systems and insurers are on the fence about their organizations' participation in the Medicare ACO program, according to a poll conducted by KPMG, alongside law firm Epstein Becker Green and The JHD Group.
High hospital readmission rates among Medicare patients are closely tied to higher overall hospital admission rates, according to a study published last week in the New England Journal of Medicine.