FAIR Health outlines potential solutions to surprise billing problem
(By Kelly Gooch for Becker’s Hospital Review) FAIR Health, a national nonprofit focused on healthcare cost transparency, released a brief March 6
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Health Care Finance
Study finds prescription drug prices can vary by thousands of dollars
According to a new report by the U.S. Public Interest Research Group, the price of the same prescription drug can
Read MorePatients will shop around for lower-priced providers if rewarded, study finds
(By Kelly Gooch for Becker’s Hospital Review) Financial rewards programs that pay patients if they receive care from lower-priced providers
Read MoreLilly will sell a version of its popular insulin at half the price, but will this appease critics?
(By Ed Silverman for STAT) As drug makers come under increasing pressure to lower prices, Eli Lilly (LLY) is trying
Read MoreBig Pharma Gave Money To Patient Advocacy Groups Opposing Medicare Changes
(By Sydney Lupkin and Elizabeth Lucas and Victoria Knight for Kaiser Health News) Dozens of patient advocacy groups, like the
Read MoreAmericans Ready To Crack Down On Drug Prices That Force Some To Skip Doses
(By Jay Hancock for Kaiser Health News) Large majorities of Americans from both major parties support steps to control prescription
Read MoreMedicare Trims Payments To 800 Hospitals, Citing Patient Safety Incidents
(By Jordan Rau for Kaiser Health News) Eight hundred hospitals will be paid less by Medicare this year because of
Read More6 hospital drug-spending facts from the Federation of American Hospitals
(By Alia Paavola for Becker’s Hospital Review) Seven pharma executives will testify Feb. 26 before a U.S. Senate Finance Committee
Read MoreClaims Denials and Appeals in ACA Marketplace Plans
(By Karen Pollitz, Cynthia Cox and Rachel Fehr for Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation) In this report, we analyze transparency
Read MoreWhy 2 hospitals are slashing medical bills by 50%
(By Ayla Ellison for Becker’s Hospital Review) Ohio Valley Medical Center in Wheeling, W.Va., and East Ohio Regional Hospital in
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