Winners And Losers Under Bold Trump Plan To Slash Drug Rebate Deals
(By Jay Hancock for Kaiser Health News) Few consumers have heard of the secret, business-to-business payments that the Trump administration
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Couple’s $2.2M medical billing error corrected, traced to mistaken identity
(By Kelly Gooch for Becker’s Hospital Review) A Florida couple was able to get a $2 million health insurance error
Read MoreCBO: Medicare, Social Security spending topped $1.3T in 2018
(By Morgan Haefner for Becker’s Hospital Review) The Congressional Budget Office estimated spending on Medicare and Social Security reached $1.3
Read MoreAstraZeneca 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.
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 MoreHospitals Check To See If Patients Are Donor-Worthy — Not Their Organs, But Pockets
(By Phil Galewitz for Kaiser Health News) Nonprofit hospitals across the United States are seeking donations from the people who
Read MoreHere’s how much ‘big tech’ spent on lobbying in 2018
(By Julie Spitzer for Becker’s Hospital Review) Technology giants spent millions of dollars on lobbying efforts in 2018, The Hill reports. Five
Read MoreElective hip, knee surgery costs grow to $25B, BCBS Association finds
(By Morgan Haefner for Becker’s Hospital Review) Scheduled orthopedic surgeries now reflect 47 percent of total orthopedic spending at $25
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 MoreTransparent Hospital Pricing Exposes Wild Fluctuation, Even Within Miles
(By Harriet Blair Rowan for California Healthline produced by Kaiser Health News) The federal government’s new rule requiring hospitals to
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