Future growth and savings will come from Medicare Advantage, Medicaid and PBM IngenioRx.
Category: Healthcare Finance News
Why telehealth should focus on population health, treatment plan adherence as the model evolves
Once a novelty, telehealth has potential to ease the workflow and financial burdens placed on physicians and nurses.
Cigna study shows benefits of integration across medical, behavioral and pharmacy
The study, conducted prior to the insurer getting approval to acquire Express Scripts, shows a 9 percent reduction in high cost medical claims.
Want to improve patient care and staff morale? Take 10 minutes for a shift meeting and a special game of cards
A daily shift meeting that includes a game of cards that tests staff knowledge of protocols and doles out a small observational task could yield important improvements.
NYC Health + Hospitals to invest $82 million in new community health centers as part of system-wide drive towards primary care
Centers are going up in underserved neighborhoods in an effort to expand access to care for more than 50,000 New Yorkers.
Nearly half of consumers abandoned a prescription at the pharmacy because it was too expensive
Physicians are under increasing pressure to discuss costs with patients when they write prescriptions, yet relatively few do so.
Aetna posts $1 billion in income ahead of merger
Adjusted earnings for Q3 reflect a $130 million pre-tax impact from an unfavorable provider arbitration ruling related to Aetna’s exit from the ACA.
LifePoint Health stockholders approve merger with RCCH, say no to “golden parachute” for top executives
Stockholders gave a decisive thumbs down to a “golden parachute” package that would have compensated LifePoint’s top four executives to the tune of $120 million total.
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.
