Category: Healthcare Finance News

ACA’s pre-existing condition and age clauses had immediate impact on people with diabetes

The rise from 2014 to 2016 in the percentage of people with private health insurance coverage who had diabetes was sharpest among people in their 50s.

UConn Health, UW Medicine reveal major cyber incidents affecting more than 1 million patients

UConn Health incidents stemmed from illegal access to employee email accounts; UW Medicine detected a vulnerability on a website server that exposed protected internal files.

Seven big pharma executives are being asked to explain drug prices before Senate Finance Committee

On Tuesday morning, executives from seven pharmaceutical companies will face …

How price transparency helped an Arizona health system achieve financial turnaround

At Maricopa Integrated Health System, price transparency became a top strategic imperative after it helped the system boost its margins.

Physician burnout, still a problem, is slowly becoming less prevalent, research shows

The levels are still pretty high, especially when compared to other professions, but for the first time in a while things are looking up.

Planned Parenthood barred from Title X funds under final rule

Planned Parenthood vows to fight rule it and American Medical Association call a gag order between provider and patient.

Zuckerberg San Francisco General Hospital to halt “balance billing” amidst uproar from patients smacked by massive surprise bills

Privately insured patients have gotten hit with bills in the tens of thousands after receiving care at the public hospital which does not contract with private payers.

Zuckerberg San Francisco General Hospital to halt “balance billing” amidst uproar from patients smacked by massive surprise bills

Privately insured patients have gotten hit with bills in the tens of thousands after receiving care at the public hospital which does not contract with private payers.

Keep silver loading for health plans, insurer and hospital groups tell CMS

Implementing rules on price transparency and interoperability would be helped by insurers sharing information publicly, asserts the American Hospital Association.

Keep silver loading for health plans, insurer and hospital groups tell CMS

Implementing rules on price transparency and interoperability would be helped by insurers sharing information publicly, asserts the American Hospital Association.