What every state stands to gain or lose under Graham-Cassidy, according to CMS
(By Leo Vartorella for Becker’s Hospital Review) The Graham-Cassidy healthcare proposal would roll back Medicaid expansion and federal premium subsidies,
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Health Care Finance
Overshadowed by Obamacare debate, payments to safety net hospitals at risk of expiring
(By Max Blau for STAT) ATLANTA — Drive around this city long enough, and you’ll see the billboards that have
Read MoreHow Much Can You Expect to Pay for Health Care in Retirement
Kimberly Lankford, Contributing Editor for Kiplinger, answers a reader’s question on how much can they expect to pay for health
Read MoreHealth Savings Account Distribution Questions Answered
With Health Savings Accounts becoming more popular than ever before; the attached article answers eight of the most common questions asked
Read MoreCalifornia hospital’s reporting errors cause Medicare to overpay 173 other facilities
(By Ayla Ellison for Becker’s Hospital Review) Sierra Nevada Memorial Hospital in Grass Valley, Calif., included wage data errors in
Read MoreAnalysis: New York misspends $1.1B in charity care with ‘reverse Robin Hood effect’
(By Leo Vartorella for Becker’s Hospital Review) Though New York’s $1.1 billion Indigent Care Pool was created to reimburse hospitals
Read MoreHigh On Drugs? Anthem Cites Soaring Drug Costs To Justify 35% Rate Hike in California
(By Chad Terhune for California Healthline produced by Kaiser Health News) Health insurance giant Anthem predicts Californians will pop a
Read MorePennsylvania governor delays payment to managed care organizations amid budget impasse
(By Kelly Gooch for Becker’s Hospital Review) Pennsylvania is temporarily defaulting on $1.2 billion owed to eight state-contracted managed care
Read More22 healthcare bankruptcies so far in 2017
(By Ayla Ellison for Becker’s Hospital Review) From reimbursement landscape challenges to dwindling patient volumes, many factors lead hospitals and
Read MorePhysician who researches price transparency at Harvard: My experience price shopping for care was terrible
(By Ayla Ellison for Becker’s Hospital Review) Ateev Mehrotra, MD, an associate professor of healthcare policy and medicine at Harvard
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