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Giving exchange consumers concise information on the medical benefits and overall ratings of a health plan makes them more likely to select a higher-quality product, according to a new Health Affairs report.
Nearly a third of people without health insurance, about 10 million, live in families that received a federal earned income tax credit (EITC) in 2014, according to a new study. But the Internal Revenue Service doesn't tell those tax filers that their low and moderate incomes likely mean their households qualify for Medicaid or subsidies to buy coverage on the insurance exchanges. That's a lost opportunity to identify people who are eligible but not receiving government assistance to gain health coverage, the researchers say.
Reviews of healthcare providers on social media sites like Yelp are filling gaps in traditional ratings programs driven by the Hospital Consumer Assessment of Healthcare Providers and Systems survey, a new study in Health Affairs claims.
Montefiore Health System this week rolled out a new branding slogan it hopes will draw attention to the system's legacy in the metro New York area.
Despite recent attention to rising pharmaceutical prices, a new study claims the total costs of treating patients with cancer in the United States have risen no faster than overall costs for Medicare and commercial insurance in the past decade.
As patient-centered medical care has taken hold in recent years, there's been a growing interest in finding ways to use outcomes reported by individuals to help guide care.
The total 3.05 percent rate is less than the total 3.55 percent CMS proposed in February.
Healthcare CEOs are increasingly focused on business-level issues, a new report by The Advisory Board has found, as consumerism continues to reshape the industry.
The sale of Tenet Healthcare Corporation's five Atlanta-area hospitals and related operations to WellStar Health System in exchange for $575 million in cash is complete, the company announced Friday. The sale is effective as of March 31, 2016.
Employment in healthcare increased by 37,000 during March, keeping to about the same increase for each of the past 12 months, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics. Add the last 12 months together and the growth in healthcare employment totals 503,000 new jobs.