Physicians are under increasing pressure to discuss costs with patients when they write prescriptions, yet relatively few do so.
Category: Healthcare Finance News
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.
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.
