Obamacare Shopping Is Trickier Than Ever. Here’s A Cheat Sheet.
(By Jay Hancock for Kaiser Health News) Health care is complicated. Shopping for an individual health plan just got even
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Health Care Finance
Six Numbers that could Bust Your Healthcare Budget
With open enrollment season is underway, do you know what your out-of-pocket limit for your health plan for 2018? How
Read MoreMACRA panel recommends 2 physician-focused payment models to HHS: 6 things to know
(By Emily Rappleye for Becker’s Hospital Review) A committee of experts on physician-focused payment models recommended two new programs to
Read MoreLiquid Gold: Pain Doctors Soak Up Profits By Screening Urine For Drugs
(By Fred Schulte and Elizabeth Lucas for Kaiser Health News) The cups of urine travel by express mail to the
Read MoreEnriched By The Poor: California Health Insurers Make Billions Through Medicaid
(By Chad Terhune and Anna Gorman for Kaiser Health News) Medicaid is rarely associated with getting rich. The patients are
Read MoreBig Premium Hike? Blame It On The Kids
(By Courtney Perkes for California Healthline produced by Kaiser Health News) Dede Kennedy-Simington, an insurance agent in Pasadena, Calif., was
Read MoreCMS releases physician fee schedule for 2018: 6 things to know
(By Ayla Ellison for Becker’s Hospital Review) CMS issued its 2018 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule on Thursday, which cuts Medicare payments for
Read More15-bed Missouri hospital’s 2,353% revenue increase raises red flags with regulators
(By Ayla Ellison for Becker’s Hospital Review) Rural hospitals across the nation are facing financial challenges, causing some facilities to
Read MoreSteward Health Care sues Massachusetts to avoid financial disclosures
(By Ayla Ellison for Becker’s Hospital Review) Steward Health Care, a 36-hospital system based in Boston, is suing state officials
Read MoreHighest earners at tax-exempt hospitals face new tax on compensation under GOP plan
(By Megan Knowles for Becker’s Hospital Review) The Republican tax reform bill released Nov. 2 proposes a new excise tax on compensation
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