The ACA promised the funds for three years to make up for any losses by insurers for jumping into the market and keeping premiums relatively low.
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Artificial Intelligence holds promise in improving revenue cycle management in healthcare
By automating certain data-driven tasks, administrative waste can be dramatically reduced and RCM operations can move more efficiently.
Prior authorization requirements have been eased during the COVID-19 pandemic, but frustrations remain
Providers should seek ways to automate the process as much as possible to curtail the manual work involved.
Your stories: Through the eyes of a COVID nurse who tested positive
A Long Island nurse shares a journal of the crisis from the beginning.
HIMSSCast: The financial toll of COVID-19 for health systems
With Christopher Kerns, Advisory Board’s Vice President, Executive Insights.
UnitedHealth Group collaborates to deploy 3,000 emergency ventilators
The ventilators allow “patients who wouldn’t otherwise have the opportunity to survive, to survive,” says Dr. Stephen Richardson.
The most promising strategies for defeating coronavirus are vaccines and antivirals, review shows
Gene therapy delivered through the adeno-associated virus is likely the most attractive alternative treatment until a vaccine is produced.
Cigna, New York Life create fund for grieving families
The Brave Heart Fund is starting with seed funds of $25 million with the goal to raise at least $100 million.
The future of work in an age of digital transformation
Health systems which invest in the digital employee experience will emerge as an employer of choice and retain staff.
In worst-case scenario, COVID-19 coronavirus could cost the U.S. billions in medical expenses
If 20% of the U.S. population were to become infected with COVID-19, it would result in an average of $163.4 billion in direct medical costs.
