A proposed adjustment to the wage index, used in setting a hospital’s Medicare reimbursement payments, could be a lifeline for some rural facilities.
Category: Health Insurance
Churches Wipe Out Millions In Medical Debt For Others
In a mission of forgiveness, churches around the country are buying up medical debt for pennies on the dollar then erasing the debts of strangers. Since the start of 2018, at least 18 churches nationwide have abolished more than $34 million burdening America’s most debt-ridden patients.
KLAS scores payer IT consulting firms
Change Healthcare and FlexTech lead the list of 11 organizations, receiving praise for providing good value for the price.
Must-Reads Of The Week From Brianna Labuskes
Newsletter editor Brianna Labuskes wades through hundreds of health care policy stories each week, so you don’t have to.
Medicare for all will kill jobs. But it may be necessary.
As calls for radical health reform grow louder, many on the right, in the center and in the health care industry are arguing that proposals like “Medicare for all” would cause economic ruin, decimating a sector that represents nearly 20% of our economy…
Judge rules against DOJ in CVS Health and Aetna case
Antitrust and healthcare witnesses for the American Medical Association are scheduled to testify starting Tuesday.
Mired In Medical Debt? Federal Plan Would Update Overdue-Bill Collection Methods
More than half of Americans contacted about an overdue bill said it related to medical debt. A federal agency has proposed new guidance for what debt collectors are allowed to do when pursuing many types of overdue consumer bills, including medical debt. But some consumer advocates have panned the effort.
Precision medicine: Barriers to investment
The case for precision medicine has been made. Now, how do we make it happen?
American Medical Association, Department of Justice, file counter-motions in CVS\Aetna hearing
The AMA indicated it was blindsided by the DOJ motion to change court procedure, which was filed four business days before hearing begins.
PACE final rule enforces patient protections through sanctions, monetary penalties
Programs of All-Inclusive Care for the Elderly organizations are also being allowed new flexibilities for care.
