UAB cancer center gets funding to support patients’ lodging needs
(By Erica Carbajal for Becker’s Hospital Review) The O’Neal Comprehensive Cancer Center at the University of Alabama at Birmingham received an
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Health Care Redesign
Limiting Private Insurance Reimbursement to Medicare Rates Would Reduce Health Spending by About $350 Billion in 2021
(By Karyn Schwartz, Jeannie Fuglesten Biniek, Matthew Rae Follow, Tricia Neuman, and Larry Levitt For Kaiser Family Foundation published March 1,
Read MoreYale economists: These 1% steps can reform healthcare
(By Morgan Haefner for Becker’s Hospital Review) A series of 1 percent solutions could collectively lower healthcare costs by hundreds
Read MoreCap on hospital rates carries bigger savings reward than price transparency, study finds
(By Alia Paavola for Becker’s Hospital Review) Setting hospital prices for commercial payers could achieve greater savings than other strategies like
Read MorePrice Increases Continue to Outpace Inflation for Many Medicare Part D Drugs
(Juliette Cubanski and Tricia Neuman for Kaiser Family Foundation published February 4, 2021) In response to strong public support for
Read MoreFour approaches the new Congress should take to rein in prescription drug costs
The new Congress should with a renewed legislative effort rein in prescription drug costs by targeting antitrust abuses is the
Read MoreTreating food as a form of medicine
Food has become a bigger focus for health insurers as they look to expand their coverage beyond the care you
Read MoreThe Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021
In late December, after several days of closed-door negotiations, congress passed a legislative package containing a mixture of Medicare policy
Read MoreNovo Nordisk to end 340B discounts on drugs dispensed at community pharmacies
(By Maia Anderson for Becker’s Hospital Review) Novo Nordisk has sent a notice to 340B member hospitals saying that starting
Read MoreTrump Rule Gives Small Companies a New Tool to Help Workers Buy Health Coverage
(By Michelle Andrews for Kaiser Health News) Until October, Andrea LaRew was paying $950 a month for health insurance through
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