CMS chief Seema Verma tweets ‘#WheresThePrice’ challenge in price transparency push
(By Jessica Kim Cohen for Becker’s Hospital Review) CMS Administrator Seema Verma addressed what she called the “Twitterverse” in a tweet Jan.
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Health Care Finance
Medicare payments not covering care costs, many physician practices say
(By Kelly Gooch for Becker’s Hospital Review) Many physician practices are struggling to cover care delivery costs with current Medicare
Read MoreSecretive ‘Rebate Trap’ Keeps Generic Drugs For Diabetes And Other Ills Out Of Reach
(By Jay Hancock and Sydney Lupkin for Kaiser Health News) Lisa Crook was lucky. She saved $800 last year after
Read MoreWhat does it mean when a doctor accepts Medicare assignment
What does it mean when your doctors, hospitals, medical equipment suppliers, and other healthcare providers that participate or “accept assignment”
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
Read More1 in 4 pre-Medicare adults don’t think they can afford insurance next year
(By Morgan Haefner for Becker’s Hospital Review) One in 4 Americans approaching Medicare eligibility said they have little or no
Read MoreHospital readmission improvements under Medicare program overstated, study finds
(By Morgan Haefner for Becker’s Hospital Review) Success from the Hospital Readmissions Reduction Program, which penalizes hospitals with high 30-day
Read MorePrescription Drug Costs Driven By Manufacturer Price Hikes, Not Innovation
(By Alison Kodjak for NPR) The skyrocketing cost of many prescription drugs in the U.S. can be blamed primarily on
Read MoreHealth Care Industry Spends $30B A Year Pushing Its Wares, From Drugs To Stem Cell Treatment
(ByLiz Szabo for Kaiser Health News) Hoping to earn its share of the $3.5 trillion health care market, the medical industry is
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