The number of patients who died during the first year of dialysis decreased almost a full percentage point after Medicaid expansion.
Category: Health Insurance
Humana Foundation invests $1.84 million to address social determinants of health
Health insurers and providers are increasingly addressing the social determinants to bring down costs and to provide better care.
Why healthcare wastes $750 billion every year: Few organizations analyze data to stop it
New report suggests basic tactics for eliminating system waste.
Telehealth from home to be added to Medicare Advantage plan’s benefits under new rule
Enrollment in MA is projected to increase by 11.5 percent, and the number of plans to increase by 600 next year.
Payers seeking support for reimbursement decisions often turn to digital information sources
Payers are almost equally as likely to get decision support from websites than from consulting with colleagues.
Dialysis Giant DaVita Defends Itself In Court And At The Polls
Although dialysis provider DaVita Inc. has taken major financial hits this year, including a $383.5 million jury award in response to wrongful death lawsuits, it still rakes in profits. The company faces its biggest threat next month, when California voters weigh in on a ballot initiative that could force it to leave the state.
That’s A Lot Of Scratch: The $48,329 Allergy Test
A California college professor never imagined that trying to figure out what was causing her rash could add up to such a huge bill.
Optum360, Change Healthcare, Waystar among highest ranked vendors for Black Book’s revenue cycle survey
Black Book surveyed nearly 4,500 hospital and health system CFOs, Finance and RCM vice-presidents, others to come up the top performers.
Americans stressing out over soaring healthcare costs this enrollment season
One of the issues is that while costs are rising, consumers aren’t prepared, as many are struggling with rising premiums and out-of-pocket expenses.
Maine Health’s hospital members orgs consolidate into single nonprofit system
Combining will help MaineHealth "build a system of integrated care," notably including a common electronic medical records system.
