Ambulatory Care
Imaging services can be as safely provided, and cost less, at freestanding facilities, Anthem says.
Proposal was published this week in the Annals of Emergency Medicine, a journal for the American College of Emergency Physicians or ACEP.
Five new clinics opened in Brooklyn, Manhattan and Queens; per earnings call CVS Health will expand chronic disease services beyond diabetes.
Following major price increases, use of the two cardiac medicines has dramatically decreased at 47 hospitals, according to new research.
A hospital in Trinity, Texas closed on August 1, and another in Crockett, Texas on July 1.
Areas with more primary care physicians have lower spending per beneficiary, better care, patient satisfaction and lower death rates, authors say.
Model allows a system to expand their presence without making major capital commitments, or having to locate huge parcels of land.
Medicaid pays for about two-thirds of 1.4 million elderly in nursing homes; it covers 20 percent of Americans, 40 percent of elderly poor adults.
When paired with estimates that boomers account for two to three times more healthcare spend than that of millennials, the financial risk is high.
Patients can consult with their doctor or a nurse practitioner as often they need to, typically for around $100 a month.