Payer+Provider's Health System Review
July 30, 2019
July 29, 2019
Prescription Drug Pricing Reduction Act passes in bipartisan effort in committee, but full Senate approval may mean bill modifications.
CMS Administrator Seema Verma says administration is not afraid of legal push-back from providers or payers.
Less than a quarter of newly certified paramedics are female, and only about 5 percent of EMTs self-identify as black.
Despite the robust quarter, none of the transactions were considered "mega-deals," valued at $5 billion or more.
July 26, 2019
One of the largest private insurance plans to use population-based global budgets achieved success in slowing spending growth.
Patient response rates have been declining over the years; the response rate was 33% in 2008 but just 26% in 2017.
July 25, 2019
Children without insurance were 3.3 times more likely to be transferred than those covered under private insurance.
Increased primary care spend associated with lower emergency room and hospital costs.