Category: Health Insurance

Telemedicine may increase patient satisfaction with medical care, say researchers

The model has shown promise in creating new reimbursement streams for providers, as well as in improving the health of rural residents especially.

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.

Medicare’s bundled payment experiment for joint replacements shows moderate savings

The model has resulted in just over a 3 percent reduction in costs, and analysts forecast this will increase as the model matures.

Medicaid Patients In Puerto Rico Don’t Get Coverage For Drugs To Cure Hepatitis C

The program that provides health care for about half of the U.S. territory’s population cannot afford to cover the drugs.

ACA enrollment down by 3 percent, but numbers show steady signups in a good economy, CMS says

When open enrollment began November 1, there were more than 2 million jobs added to the economy compared to 2017.

Advocate Aurora Health pledges system will operate on 100% renewable energy by 2030

Advocate Aurora Health aiming for cut of 392,657 metric tons to annual carbon emissions, equal to removing over 84,000 passenger cars from the road each year, system says.

CHS finalizes sale of two South Carolina hospitals in ongoing efforts to address debt

The goal is to reduce the company’s debt, and while it still owns four hospitals in South Carolina, that’s expected to change soon.

Cerner and CoverMyMeds integrate prescription prices and a patient’s ability to pay within EHR

The CoverMyMeds’ RxBenefit Clarity solution leverages information from pharmacy network and payers on patient pay and benefits.

Podcast: KHN’s ‘What The Health?’ Ask Us Anything!

From Medicare dental coverage to drug prices to fetal tissue research, the panelists answer listeners’ questions. Joanne Kenen of Politico, Stephanie Armour of The Wall Street Journal and Paige Winfield Cunningham of The Washington Post join KHN’s Julie Rovner.

Hurricane Michael-ravaged Bay Medical Sacred Heart announces merger, layoffs as it reopens inpatient services

Ascension plans to acquire the facility early next year; meanwhile 635 employees will be laid off come February.