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On average, covered workers contributed 17% of the cost of single coverage and 29% of the cost of family coverage.
While profit decreased year-over-year, overall revenue climbed, due to higher premium revenue and growth at CarelonRx.
These hospitals had an average operating margin of -8.6%, compared with -1.4% for all other hospitals, based on Medicare cost report data.
Across all payers, per-enrollee spending is projected to accelerate in 2023 and 2024.
MorganFranklin Consulting’s Ferdinand Hamada and Matt DeFrain offer their perspectives on the current threat environment and how health systems can build better cybersecurity resilience and business continuity strategies.
The drugs selected account for $50.5 billion in Part D gross covered prescription drug costs, or about 20% of the total, CMS says.
Most agencies are reporting significantly more credit rating downgrades than upgrades, the AHA says.
Whether it's for scheduling flexibility, telecommuting options or an equitable salary, sometimes women have to ask tough questions to gain leverage in negotiations, says HIMSS' new Chief Americas Officer Denise Hines.
"There can be a snowball effect, where you have more and more costs that often could have been prevented by just doing better primary care." - James A. Colbert, MD, Instructor in Medicine at Harvard Medical School.
MaineGeneral Health's cutting-edge new hospital regionalizes healthcare for the area.