A Lifesaving Flight, With A Price Tag Of $56,000
(By – Corin Cates-Carney, Montana Public Radio, via Kaiser health News) Butte is an old mining town tucked in the
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Author: Gerry Hafer
CMS Updates Open Payments Data and Improves Website
(Source – CMS.gov) On January 19, CMS updated the Open Payments dataset, consistent with the values we published on June
Read MoreNew Survey, Analysis Suggest a Growing Partisan Split About U.S. Government Engagement on Global Health
(Source – Kaiser Family Foundation) While U.S. global health programs have enjoyed bipartisan support in the past, a new survey
Read MoreEven With ‘Skin In The Game,’ Health Care Shoppers Are Not More Savvy
(By – Shefali Luthra, Kaiser Health News) It’s long been argued that if consumers are shopping with their own money,
Read MoreWant Into A Clinical Trial? Read This First.
(By – Emily Bazar, Kaiser Health News) Perhaps nothing triggers frustration and hope in patients like prescription drugs. Consider the
Read MoreFor Hospitals, Treating Violence Beyond The ER Is Good Medicine And Good Business
(By – Shefali Luthra, Kaiser Health News) Ask David Ross to describe an average day on the job. He says
Read MoreRecap – 2016 Medicare Parts A & B Premiums and Deductibles
Although we’re well into 2016, the editorial staff at the AMAC Foundation’s Medicare Report thought it would be good as
Read MoreMIPS vs. APM–Pros, Cons, and Issues
Physicians are facing a decision they will need to make in the relatively near future…choosing either the Merit-Based Incentive Payment
Read MoreThe Skilled Nursing Environment is Changing
A continuing sea-change in the field of health care is driving a corresponding evolution in the way skilled nursing services
Read MoreCMS Announces Submission Timeframes for 2015 Physician Quality Reporting System (PQRS) Data
(Source – CMS.gov) The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) is pleased to announce the 2015 PQRS data submission
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