Analysis: Patients’ out-of-pocket costs increased 11% last year
(By Kelly Gooch for Becker’s Hospital Review) Patients continue to see rising out-of-pocket costs for their medical care, according to
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Consumers rank cost as top healthcare concern ahead of midterms
(By Kelly Gooch for Becker’s Hospital Review) Twenty-two percent of voters said costs were the top healthcare issue they most
Read More72% of medical groups oppose mandatory Medicare alternative payment models
(By Morgan Haefner for Becker’s Hospital Review) Nearly three-fourths (72 percent) of physicians in medical group practices oppose mandatory participation
Read MoreStates Strive To Curb Costs For A Crucial — But Exorbitant — Hemophilia Treatment
(By Barbara Feder Ostrov for California Healthline produced by Kaiser Health News) The child is well-known in the halls where
Read MoreNeed A Medical Procedure? Pick The Right Provider And Get Cash Back
(By Julie Appleby for Kaiser Health News) Laurie Cook went shopping recently for a mammogram near her home in New
Read MoreSenators roll out legislative initiative to improve healthcare price transparency
(By Leo Vartorella for Becker’s Hospital Review) A bipartisan group of senators sent a letter to healthcare organizations and patient advocacy groups
Read More64% of providers say EHRs failed to deliver many critical value-based care tools: 10 survey insights
(By Julie Spitzer for Becker’s Hospital Review) Healthcare providers are ramping up for the transition to value-based care, but do
Read MoreFierce flu season to buoy for-profit hospital operator results: 7 things to know
(By Kelly Gooch for Becker’s Hospital Review) For-profit hospital operators are poised to benefit financially from the particularly tough 2017-18
Read MoreBuried In The Budget Bill Are Belated Gifts For Some Health Care Providers
(By Shefali Luthra for Kaiser Health News) When President Donald Trump signed the last-minute budget deal into law earlier this
Read MoreSome healthcare executives still wary of telehealth and telemedicine programs
In a recent survey of 100 healthcare decision makers found that 57 percent have already launched a telehealth or telemedicine
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