More people are going to urgent care centers than the ER
In a recent FAIR Health’s Healthcare Indicators and Medical Price Index report, the data collection firm found private insurance claim
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Health Care Finance
CBO: ACA stabilization bill would widen deficit by $19.1B
(By Morgan Haefner for Becker’s Hospital Review) The Congressional Budget Office and the Joint Committee on Taxation estimate legislation aimed
Read MoreMaryland’s All-Payer Hospital Model saved Medicare $586 million
According to a new report, Maryland’s All-Payer Hospital Model saved Medicare $586 million in hospital payments and $461 million in
Read MoreCongress Tackles The Opioid Epidemic. But How Much Will It Help?
(By Shefali Luthra for Kaiser Health News) The nation’s opioid epidemic has been called today’s version of the 1980s AIDS crisis. In a speech Monday,
Read MorePaying Hospitals To Keep People Out Of Hospitals? It Works In Maryland.
(By Jay Hancock for Kaiser Health News) Saturdays at Mercy Medical Center used to be perversely lucrative. The dialysis clinic
Read More6 state bills targeting balance billing in Q1
(By Morgan Haefner for Becker’s Hospital Review) Here are six bills addressing surprise billing that were proposed, approved or moved
Read MoreCongress not waiting for CMS to reform Medicare Skilled Nursing reimbursement
The Medicare Payment Advisory Commission (MedPAC) called for cuts to Medicare’s skilled nursing reimbursement, but lawmakers in Congress appeared ready
Read More20 metros areas with highest, lowest physician compensation
(By Megan Knowles for Becker’s Hospital Review) Physicians across the U.S. saw a 4 percent increase in physician compensation from
Read MoreCongress turning its attention to the lack of accountability of the 340B drug prescription program
Congress is turning its attention toward hospital participating in the 340B drug prescription program following a series of studies that
Read MoreMedicare Payment Advisory Commission wants Congress to cut reimbursement rates to SNF
The Medicare Payment Advisory Commission (MedPAC) has asked Congress to scrap the Medicare market basket rate increases for fiscal years
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