Category: Healthcare Finance News

Medicaid expansion linked to reduced mortality among dialysis patients

The number of patients who died during the first year of dialysis decreased almost a full percentage point after Medicaid expansion.

Humana Foundation invests $1.84 million to address social determinants of health

Health insurers and providers are increasingly addressing the social determinants to bring down costs and to provide better care.

Why healthcare wastes $750 billion every year: Few organizations analyze data to stop it

New report suggests basic tactics for eliminating system waste.

Telehealth from home to be added to Medicare Advantage plan’s benefits under new rule

Enrollment in MA is projected to increase by 11.5 percent, and the number of plans to increase by 600 next year.

Payers seeking support for reimbursement decisions often turn to digital information sources

Payers are almost equally as likely to get decision support from websites than from consulting with colleagues.

Optum360, Change Healthcare, Waystar among highest ranked vendors for Black Book’s revenue cycle survey

Black Book surveyed nearly 4,500 hospital and health system CFOs, Finance and RCM vice-presidents, others to come up the top performers.

Americans stressing out over soaring healthcare costs this enrollment season

One of the issues is that while costs are rising, consumers aren’t prepared, as many are struggling with rising premiums and out-of-pocket expenses.

Maine Health’s hospital members orgs consolidate into single nonprofit system

Combining will help MaineHealth "build a system of integrated care," notably including a common electronic medical records system.

Why requiring nurses to have a bachelor’s degree can improve patient safety

Nurses who earned a BA reported being significantly better prepared than nurses with associate degrees in several areas of clinical care.

Trump Administration proposes new Medicare drug payment model to reduce costs

The International Pricing Index model would reset Medicare payments for physician-administered drugs.