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Hospitals, universities, Indian tribes, patient advocacy groups and local food banks were among organizations awarded $67 million in federal grants in August to help people sign up for coverage in new online health insurance exchanges that open for enrollment Oct. 1.
The Medical Group Management Association is holding its annual conference a bit early this year -- from Oct. 6 to 9 -- in the ocean-side city of San Diego. Here is our top 10 list (in no particular order) of how you can make your conference experience a memorable one.
The establishment and predicted growth of accountable care organizations is giving group purchasing organizations a new wrinkle to consider regarding procurement, membership and services they offer to hospital members.
Premium rates published by a number of states for health insurance exchange plans appear to be lower than originally expected, but experts anticipate it won’t last.
The delay of the Affordable Care Act’s employer mandate gives businesses and health plans an opportunity to better prepare, not to put off what they know they must do.
Former Director, White House Office of Health Reform, and former Administrator, Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services
Partner, Consonance Capital Partners, New York City
War zone military care tactics inform Lincoln Health System ACO design.
Underlying changes in some healthcare cost factors appear to be taking root and have some economists wondering if the slowdown in healthcare spending growth may last beyond the near term.
As medical supply prices have steadily risen in recent years, many hospitals have turned to group purchasing organizations to buy in bulk and keep costs down, but group product purchasing also complicates the product supply trail, often leading to errors that prevent fulfillment, delivery and payment.
Put to rest any hopes that Recovery Audit Contractors, or RACs, will be going away anytime soon.