High-cost rehab for dying seniors up 65% among some nursing homes
(By Morgan Haefner for Becker’s Hospital Review) The proportion of nursing home residents who received physical, occupational and speech therapy
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Health Care Finance
CVS Health-Aetna deal OK’d by Justice Department
(By Morgan Haefner for Becker’s Hospital Review) CVS Health entered into an agreement with the Department of Justice to move
Read MoreMedicare Advantage Plans Shift Their Financial Risk To Doctors
(By Phil Galewitz for Kaiser Health News) STUART, Fla. — Dr. Christopher Rao jumped out of his office chair. He’d
Read MoreHigher quality linked to lower cost 82% of the time, Advisory Board says
(By Emily Rappleye for Becker’s Hospital Review) Hospitals don’t have to compromise quality to reduce costs, confirms an analysis from
Read MoreThe Health Care Choices Proposal
According to the Center for Health and Economy, the Health Care Choices Proposal which replaces Obamacare entitlements with grants to
Read MoreHigh-Deductible Health Plans Fall From Grace In Employer-Based Coverage
(By Jay Hancock for Kaiser Health News) With workers harder to find and Obamacare’s tax on generous coverage postponed, employers
Read MoreHospital CEOs petition Congress over prescription drug-pricing program
(By Kelly Gooch for Becker’s Hospital Review) The CEOs of more than 700 hospitals and health systems penned a letter to U.S.
Read More2018 Employer Health Benefits Survey
Employer-sponsored insurance covers over half of the non-elderly population; approximately 152 million nonelderly people in total.1 To provide current information about
Read MoreAudit finds Medicare paid inpatient rehabilitation facilities $5.7 billion in one year for unnecessary care
A new audit from the Office of the Inspector General at the Department of Health and Human Services shows Medicare
Read MoreGAO: 10 things to know about the spike in rural hospital closures
(By Emily Rappleye for Becker’s Hospital Review) A total of 64 rural hospitals closed between 2013 and 2017 — not
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