Reimbursement
A new issue brief by the Commonwealth Fund says that changes within the Affordable Care Act will lower per-beneficiary costs to nearly the same costs for traditional Medicare when fully implemented in 2017.
To the surprise of some, healthcare wound its way into Monday night's debate -- though the matter only garnered a brief mention by GOP nominee Mitt Romney.
Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Louisiana and Cardinal Health Specialty Solutions have announced the launch of a joint program aimed at improving cancer treatment using clinical pathways.
A panel discussion taking place at MGMA-ACMPE's annual conference in San Antonio Monday morning focused on the state of healthcare with an eye toward the future.
Nebraska's top insurance regulator says HHS HIX rules are still hard to intrepret, and the state's governor wants federally-funded HSAs. In Vermont, the Chamber of Commerce has launched a private HIX.
Reimbursement models are used by payers, hospitals, physicians and ancillary care providers to furnish data to healthcare payment contract negotiations. The many changes taking place across the healthcare landscape are forcing payers and providers dependent upon these models to deal with new challenges.
OZ Systems announced Friday that it has implemented a new platform at two Texas hospitals to speed birth notifications and follow-up care for newborns, while supporting meaningful use.
Wisconsin managed Medicaid program strains under cuts; Mississippi latest southern state to say it won't expand Medicaid; and California shifts 860,000 kids to Medicaid in this week's Medicaid Digest.
In Priceless, I hazarded a guess that employers could cut the cost of hospital care in half by engaging in medical tourism. It's a variation on what is sometimes called "value-based purchasing" or "reference pricing."
Physician groups in five states are poised to expand their participation in a Cigna-led accountable care program, with two additional states slated to newly join the collaborative, officials announced Oct. 18.