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By Healthcare Finance Staff | 11:13 am | June 11, 2013
Starting next year, the Affordable Care Act sets maximum limits on how much consumers can be required to pay out-of-pocket annually for their medical care. But some people with high drug costs may find the limits don't protect them yet.
By Kevin Fuller | 10:43 am | June 11, 2013
Supply chain analytics can be quite the equation to solve for hospitals. Karen Conway, director for industry relations at Global Healthcare Exchange (GHX), a heathcare supply chain management company, talked to Healthcare Finance News to offer five measurements the healthcare industry needs to pay attention to while tracking supply chain analytics.
By Rodney J. Moore | 10:21 am | June 11, 2013
While more and more physician practices are focusing on patient-centered care, more support efforts are needed, according to recent report by MGMA-ACMPE.
By Healthcare Finance Staff | 09:47 am | June 11, 2013
Thirty-six hospital finance teams are in the running to be named a top department in Healthcare Finance News' inaugural "Where to Work: BEST Hospital Finance Departments" program.
By Stephanie Bouchard | 09:40 am | June 11, 2013
A TransUnion report released today finds that average patient out-of-pocket costs for healthcare have grown almost by 22 percent in a year.
By Healthcare Finance Staff | 03:12 pm | June 10, 2013
The Washington D.C. Council has temporarily approved a plan by the D.C. Health Benefits Exchange Authority requiring that all small group health plans be sold exclusively in the exchange starting in 2015.
By Chris Anderson | 12:03 pm | June 10, 2013
A report issued June 6 by the Kaiser Family Foundation contends that the medical loss requirement (MLR) of the Affordable Care Act saved health insurance consumers $2.1 billion in 2012.
By Healthcare Finance Staff | 11:49 am | June 10, 2013
The Center for Connected Health and the Center for Technology and Aging have launched a new tool to gauge the return on investment for remote patient monitoring technologies for patients with heart disease.
By Mary Mosquera | 11:03 am | June 10, 2013
More employers are considering adopting strategies that will help them be more efficient in the way they pay for healthcare services to slow rising costs, according to new survey data from human resources consulting firm Aon Hewitt.
By Healthcare Finance Staff | 11:03 am | June 10, 2013
More employers are considering adopting strategies that will help them be more efficient in the way they pay for healthcare services to slow rising costs, according to new survey data from human resources consulting firm Aon Hewitt.