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Amid the rise of high-deductible health plans and the growing prevalence and burden of chronic diseases, some argue that it may time to rethink the concept and regulation of preventive services.
Quality measurement in healthcare has always been difficult and expensive. In fact, most of today's measures do not create enough value for actual healthcare users and, as a result, have little impact on improving care and lowering costs.
As patient outcomes become increasingly linked to reimbursement, hospital quality and finance teams must coordinate better than ever before. Deborah Larkin-Carney, vice president of quality at Barnabas Health, shares how quality and finance connect at her health system.
Increased admissions drove revenue gains for Tenet Healthcare Corporation and Community Health Systems in the first quarter of 2014 compared to 2013. Both for-profit hospital firms appear confident midway through Q2.
Once a business on the fringes, the individual insurance market is getting more focus from large insurers like Humana and Health Net.
Americans are paying higher prices for cancer drugs because more patients are being treated by oncologists whose practices have been bought by hospitals, which may charge double or more for the same treatments, according to a new report.
Implementation of the Affordable Care Act is likely to lead to increased profitability for hospital emergency departments.
After an uproar from consumers facing the highest premiums in the nation, Colorado's insurance commissioner is offering to revamp the geographic rating system and to implement it lickity-split.
Although they're not expanding Medicaid under the Affordable Care Act, Texas, Florida and other states are expanding managed care, bringing insurers opportunities as well as challenges, including competition from provider-based health plans.
Despite a booming state economy, Blue Cross and Blue Shield of North Dakota is booking huge losses, with more potentially to come from a botched contract, leaving the board looking for fresh leadership to bring a turnaround.