AstraZeneca strikes pay-for-performance deal with UPMC Health Plan
(By Alia Paavola for Becker’s Hospital Review) AstraZeneca has agreed to a pay-for-performance deal with UPMC Health Plan, according to STAT.
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Health Care Redesign
Nearly half of adults don’t know what ‘Medicare for All’ is, NORC survey finds
(By Morgan Haefner for Becker’s Hospital Review) Almost half — 46 percent — of adults aren’t familiar with “Medicare for
Read MoreCommunity Hospitals Link Arms With Prestigious Facilities To Raise Their Profiles
(By Sandra G. Boodman for Kaiser Health News) After seven years of a vigorous fight, Jim Hart worried he was
Read MoreAnalysis: Pulling Back Curtain On Hospital Prices Adds New Wrinkle In Cost Control
(By Elisabeth Rosenthal for Kaiser Health News) As President Donald Trump was fighting with Congress over the shutdown and funding
Read MoreHospital-owned drug company to offer 20 generics in 2019
(By Alia Paavola for Becker’s Hospital Review) Civica Rx, the nonprofit generic drug company formed by a group of hospital
Read MoreMedicare experiment could put more pressure on insurers to save money on prescription drugs
(By Ike Swetlitz for STAT) WASHINGTON — The federal government is giving health insurance companies that run Medicare prescription drug
Read MoreAnalysis: Can States Fix The Disaster Of American Health Care?
(By Elisabeth Rosenthal for Kaiser Health News) Last week, California’s new governor, Gavin Newsom, promised to pursue a smörgåsbord of changes to
Read MoreTrump’s drug plan could lower total spending, but increase patient costs, study finds
(By Morgan Haefner for Becker’s Hospital Review) While a new proposal from the Trump administration may lead to reductions in
Read MoreGoFundMe CEO: ‘Gigantic Gaps’ In Health System Showing Up In Crowdfunding
(By Rachel Bluth for Kaiser Health News) Scrolling through the GoFundMe website reveals seemingly an endless number of people who
Read MoreHospitals posting prices online is the first step in creating comparison shopping and competition
The CMS Administrator Seema Verma says hospitals posting prices on line is only a first step in creating comparison shopping
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