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By Jeff Lagasse | 04:08 pm | January 24, 2019
Even if it's passed into law, proposed legislation to force price disclosures is unlikely to create the kind of competition that affect prices.
By Beth Jones Sanborn | 03:25 pm | January 24, 2019
Hospitals named in the suit include Vanderbilt Medical Center, Atrium Health, Rush University Medical Center, Ochsner Clinic Foundation and Montefiore Health System.
By Jeff Lagasse | 02:32 pm | January 24, 2019
By creating economies of scale with a full-service supply chain, University of Missouri Health Care was able to improve its bottom line.
By Susan Morse | 11:21 am | January 24, 2019
Also, seven new insurers join America's Health Insurance Plans including Bright Health; CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield.
By Jeff Lagasse | 03:41 pm | January 23, 2019
CMS' renewed interest in mandatory bundled payments includes the possibility of additional participation for oncology and other providers.
By Beth Jones Sanborn | 03:21 pm | January 23, 2019
Expansion will be located within the current MGH campus and will include a 12-story pair of connected towers; funding efforts are already underway.
By Jeff Lagasse | 11:13 am | January 23, 2019
Spending for retail prescription drugs reached $333.4 billion in 2017, and those rising costs represent 10 percent of overall healthcare spend.
By Susan Morse | 11:05 am | January 23, 2019
Arizona is the first state to exempt members of federally-recognized tribes.
By Beth Jones Sanborn | 05:15 pm | January 22, 2019
The system's equipment sharing program saved $500,000 in its first year but Ronald Loo, who came up with the idea, said it's become about much more than the money.
By Jeff Lagasse | 03:44 pm | January 22, 2019
Having a high deductible health plan without a health savings account was associated with greater hardship compared with low deductible insurance.