Since the previous workforce survey in 2012, the proportion of rural radiation oncologists declined from 16 to 13 percent.
Category: Health Insurance
Safety-net providers operated with an average margin of 1.6% in 2017
This is less than half their 2016 average and below the 7.8 percent average of other U.S. hospitals, according to the annual study.
Health systems increase operating margins through diversification strategies
Health systems can create a risk-adjusted portfolio of initiatives that leverages their ecosystem and competitive advantages.
Podcast: KHN’s ‘What The Health’: Still More ‘Medicare-For-All’
Sarah Kliff of Vox.com, Margot Sanger-Katz of The New York Times and Paige Winfield Cunningham of The Washington Post join KHN’s Julie Rovner to discuss the latest version of a “Medicare-for-all” bill by Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.), a presidential hopeful, and Democratic and Republican reactions to it. They also discuss the latest on congressional efforts to rein in drug prices and another state effort to expand Medicaid — but not exactly in the way voters wanted. Also, Rovner interviews Ceci Connolly of the Alliance of Community Health Plans.
Heart attack victims over 65 suffer worse outcomes but have lower hospital charges
Despite staying in the hospital on average a half-day longer, older patients had lower total charges, perhaps due to the lack of expensive procedures.
Making Smarter Decisions About Where To Recover After Hospitalization
Older adults — and their families — often find it challenging and stressful to find the best facility. And they often end up in the wrong spot, new research shows.
As Sanders Officially Revives Medicare-For-All, Plan B For Democrats Gains Traction
“Medicare for America” seeks to avoid some of the predictable obstacles of a full-blown expansion of Medicare. Can it survive the politics of health reform?
UnitedHealthcare expands bundled payments to Medicare Advantage
Providers in more than 30 states may participate in bundled payments for eight medical procedures.
Atrium Health, Wake Forest Baptist Health and Wake Forest University partner for new academic health system
Plans include a new medical school in Charlotte that will expand patient-centered research currently in place in Winston-Salem.
Mothers in Medicaid may have higher C-section infection risk than those with private insurance
Mothers delivering via cesarean section covered by Medicaid had a 1.4 fold increase in infection compared to those covered by private insurance.
