Comcast is reinventing employee healthcare: 4 things to know
(By Morgan Haefner for Becker’s Hospital Review) America’s largest cable company, Comcast, is bypassing health insurers to tackle its medical
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Insulin’s High Cost Leads To Lethal Rationing
(By Bram Sable-Smith for NPR) Diabetic ketoacidosis is a terrible way to die. It’s what happens when you don’t have
Read MoreCopay Accumulators
According to a recent survey of 170 employers conducted by the National Business Group on Health, 17 percent of employers
Read MoreAnalysts Predict Health Care Marketplace Premiums Will Stabilize In 2019
(By Alison Kodjak for NPR) Consumers who buy insurance through the Affordable Care Act markets may be pleasantly surprised this
Read MoreNonprofit and public hospitals are on an unsustainable path
According to Moody’s Investors Service, not-for-profit and public hospitals spent more than they gained in revenues for the second consecutive
Read MoreWhat price will be used when drug prices are required in direct to consumer ads?
The U.S. Senate passed an amendment to the spending bill that would require pharma companies to disclose the prices of
Read MoreLong-term care hospitals must upgrade payment model or close, researchers say
(By Alia Paavola for Becker’s Hospital Review) Although the U.S. spends more on healthcare than any other developed nation, it
Read MoreAmericans rigging own medical safety nets as health plan costs climb
(By Morgan Haefner for Becker’s Hospital Review) High health insurance prices have led a growing number of Americans to bypass
Read MoreMedicare Part B Policy Change effective January 1, 2019
Under the new policy to beginning January 1, 2019, Medicare Advantage enrollees may be required to use lower-cost alternatives to
Read MoreFraud, waste, and abuse in the Medicare hospice program is ‘repellent’
(By Joanne M. Chiedi for STAT) Like many Americans, I have a story about hospice care for a loved one.
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