David Smith said he expects his new role to involve in-depth research on the delivery and costs of healthcare for over 1 million lives.
Category: Health Insurance
Orthopedic surgery spending increased 44 percent since 2010
Volume increase is the main cost driver, as the number of such procedures has sharply risen across nearly all ages under 65.
Must-Reads Of The Week From Brianna Labuskes
Newsletter editor Brianna Labuskes wades through hundreds of health articles from the week so you don’t have to.
Most hospitals would likely benefit from third-party liability insurance coverage, says ERI
TPL reimbursements can recoup as much as 100 percent of charges levied, double commercial rates and more than triple governmental plan rates.
HIMSS TV at HIMSS19: List of experts, thought leaders keeps growing!
Sentara healthcare CIO, CISO to share insights, expertise with HIMSS TV audience at the global conference in Orlando next week!
Walgreens settles False Claims suits for $270 million
Two cases emerged from whistleblower claims about improper billing related to discounted drug prices and insulin pens.
Disclosing drug prices won’t drive down costs, JAMA says
Even if its passed into law, proposed legislation to force frice disclosures is unlikely to create the kind of competition that affect prices.
38 hospitals sue HHS over site-neutral payment rule
Hospitals named in the suit include Vanderbilt Medical Center, Atrium Health, Rush University Medical Center, Ochsner Clinic Foundation and Montefiore Health System.
Podcast: KHN’s ‘What The Health?’ ‘Medicare-For-All’? More? Some?
“Medicare-for-all” has become the rallying cry for Democrats in the new Congress. But there is a long list of other ways to increase insurance coverage. Meanwhile, the Trump administration continues to chip away at the Medicaid program for the poor, and new rules could mean higher costs for individual health insurance in 2020. Alice Ollstein of Politico, Stephanie Armour of The Wall Street Journal and Paige Winfield Cunningham of The Washington Post join KHN’s Julie Rovner to discuss these issues and, for “extra credit,” provide their favorite health policy stories of the week.
Looking to slash hospital supply chain costs? Centralizing operations is one way to do it
By creating economies of scale with a full-service supply chain, University of Missouri Health Care was able to improve its bottom line.
