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The Affordable Care Act is the law of the land and is undeniably changing the landscape of healthcare in the United States. It is forcing hospitals, physicians and payers to restructure the manner in which healthcare is delivered, services coordinated and costs more effectively managed.
Large and small providers and payers enlist a variety of strategies to develop accountable care organizations and other value-based models.
Low-cost standalone prescription drug plans for Medicare Part D have been growing in market share, accounting for 16 percent of drug plans, according to an analysis of federal data by Avalere Health.
Insuring more people as a direct result of the Affordable Care Act will bump up national health spending in 2014 to a 6.1 percent growth rate, according to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services. But for private health insurance, the spending growth rate will more than double.
Cigna will begin using MyFitnessPal's nutrition, physical activity and weight management platform to enhance its coaching programs. It's a way for the payer to support and meet members where they are as they try to manage their health.
A recently unsealed lawsuit alleges that Vanderbilt Medical Center has been systematically billing Medicare fraudulent charges for at least a decade.
National health spending will accelerate in 2014, as more individuals will be able to access health insurance under the Affordable Care Act.
The public insurance marketplace Covered California is preparing its consumer assistance strategies for what will be one of the largest, most diverse insurance markets under the Affordable Care Act.
Author Hamad Al-Daig talks about implementing and investing in a healthcare data warehouse.
The Obama administration is extending overtime and minimum wage protections to direct-care workers, which is estimated to cost home care employers millions.