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While Medicare's ACOs have had mixed early outcomes, some young commercial accountable care ventures, including PPO plans, are showing promise.
The boom in employer self-funding is coming along with many more catastrophic claims, raising concerns for insurers bundling third-party administrative services and stop-loss coverage.
The Affordable Care Act was designed to make medical care less expensive for the American public; it was not intended to put healthcare providers out of business. But a recent analysis of U.S. hospitals suggests the law could contribute to the demise of hundreds of poor performers.
Our weekly look at career moves in the healthcare finance sector. This issue highlights promotions, hires and fires for the week ending June 6, 2014.
The U.S. Senate voted in Sylvia Matthews Burwell as the new Secretary of Health and Human Services on Thursday afternoon. She is slated to officially take over for outgoing Secretary Kathleen Sebelius after a swearing in ceremony on Monday.
An Illinois home health case heard recently by the Supreme Court could reach far beyond that sector, dramatically changing the way labor unions operate across the country.
States are making a bold move toward healthcare transparency, betting that easily-available hospital data will empower consumers and drive quality changes.
As new generations age, with some 10,000 Americans expected to turn 65 every day over the next 15 years, the ability to extend life is increasing. But a logistical conversation about death is one that families, couples and policymakers can't avoid.
Much-loved by a key consumer demographic and highly-guarded by its corporate parent, Trader Joe's has pioneered affordable, great quality groceries. Can its model work in America's healthcare system?
As Medicaid enrollment grows to record levels, covering 65 million people nationwide, providers are starting to see some positive trends in their rates of uncompensated care, as managed care organizations garner new membership.