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A preliminary analysis of healthcare cost data released this week by the National Center for Health Statistics shows that fewer families reported difficulty paying for medical expenses in the first half of 2012 compared to the same period a year earlier.
Adding more mixed evidence to the Medicaid expansion debate, health researchers found that extending coverage to low-income, childless adults in Wisconsin corresponded with a decrease in preventable hospitalizations but also increases in outpatient and emergency department visits.
Executives at pharmaceutical and life sciences companies report that obtaining a sufficient budget for new products is one of the top challenges facing their new product teams, according to a study from Cutting Edge Information.
The Medicare Trustees have projected in their annual report that the program's hospital insurance trust fund will remain solvent until 2026, two years later than predicted last year, but with many uncertainties impacting the program, they urge reform.
The 2013 AHIP Institute will have special significance this year, with the annual gathering taking place shortly before major components of the Affordable Care Act are activated.
The New Hampshire Governor's Commission on Medicaid Care Management is recommending expanding Medicaid eligibility under the Affordable Care Act, "due to its necessity" in transitioning the state's Medicaid program from fee-for-service to managed care.
Everyone, for the most part, understands the importance of recognizing racial and gender diversity in the workplace, says Susan Cain. Personality diversity, on the other hand, is not something that gets much attention but it's important - especially in a field like healthcare.
As the country gets ready for the roll out of the major components of the Affordable Care Act, stakeholders can look to Massachusetts, where healthcare reform was enacted seven years ago. The second installment of PwC Health Research Institute's The Massachusetts Experience, released Thursday, provides analysis on the effects of rapid insurance coverage expansion on health payers and providers in the state.
Possible changes are coming to how leases are accounted for on corporate balance sheets. Here's what you need to know.
The managed care programs of several states profiled in a new Urban Institute report show a range of policy options available as new Medicaid rules and eligibility expansion (in 21 states for now) takes effect next year.