There is no current remedy to the proposed 30 percent payment cut.
Category: Health Insurance
Rheumatology group urges CMS to use caution when considering IPI drug pricing model
The agency is worried the demonstration program could disrupt patient access to care and exacerbate geographic disparities in access to medical care.
Most Americans think Trump’s border wall funding would be better spent on healthcare, education, infrastructure
While healthcare has slipped in importance in voters’ minds following the midterms, many still think it should be funded over a border wall.
Santa Clara health system and Optum tackle the most complex of complex populations
Santa Clara Medical Director Dr. Jeffrey Arnold and Optum’s Teddy Shah share a model that addresses a 90 percent Medicaid population.
Insured But Still In Debt: 5 Jobs Pulling In $100K A Year No Match For Medical Bills
An Arizona couple played by the rules and bought employer-provided health insurance. But after they had a baby this year, their out-of-pocket hospital costs and doctors’ bills climbed to more than $12,000 — and medical debt now threatens their new family.
Healthcare AI market expected to surge from $2.1 to $36.1 billion by 2025
Increasingly large, complex data sets, and a growing need to reduce increasing costs, are driving market growth.
Humana announces first four health systems in new incentive program
HIT program compensates physicians for improving the patient experience, safety and outcomes for Humana’s commercial members.
Here’s a big supply chain cost-savings opportunity: physician preference items
Physician preference items can help with patient care, but to get the most value, physicians and subject matter experts need input.
What hospitals need in the age of consumerism: guerrilla marketing
Don’t tell consumers how great you are. Target their needs using tech and social media instead.
Insurer group urges CMS Administrator Seema Verma to reconsider pass-through funding for non-ACA plans
America’s Health Insurance Plans wants CMS to reissue the guidance on funding waivers through formal rulemaking.
