Price Transparency In Medicine Faces Stiff Opposition — From Hospitals And Doctors
(By Rachel Bluth for Kaiser Health News) COLUMBUS, Ohio — Two years after it passed unanimously in Ohio’s state Legislature,
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In Appalachia, Two Hospital Giants Seek State-Sanctioned Monopoly
(By Phil Galewitz for Kaiser Health News) JOHNSON CITY, Tenn. — Looking out a fourth-floor window of his hospital system’s
Read MoreChicago gun violence totals $447M in hospital bills since 2009
(By Brooke Murphy for Becker’s Hospital Review) An unprecedented analysis of Illinois state data by Chicago Tribune reveals the initial medical costs for
Read MoreTrump Plan Might Cut Expenses For Some Insured Patients With Chronic Needs
(By Michelle Andrews for Kaiser Health News) Erin Corbelli takes three medications to treat high blood pressure, depression and an
Read MoreHealth Savings Account Stand-Alone Legislation?
According to Chatrane Birbal, senior advisor for government relations at the Society of Human Resource Management, the health savings accounts
Read MoreNew Hampshire Insurance Department Seeking a Federal Waiver to Create a Reinsurance Program
In an effort to offset the expected health insurance premiums rate hike of nearly 40 percent for 2018, the New
Read MoreThe Facts on Medicare Spending and Financing
(By Juliette Cubanski and Tricia Neuman for The Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation, published July 18, 2017) Medicare, the federal
Read MoreUnitedHealth’s Optum division helps fuel 30% spike in Q2 earnings
(By Morgan Haefner for Becker’s Hospital Review) Minnetonka Minn.-based UnitedHealth Group recorded $2.3 billion in net earnings attributable to shareholders in the
Read MoreNonprofit hospitals record greater revenue, less charity care spending under ACA: 7 findings
(By Kelly Gooch for Becker’s Hospital Review) A recent Politico analysis reveals the nation’s top seven hospitals as ranked by
Read MoreRetail clinics reduce unnecessary ER visits by up to 12%
(By Emily Rappleye for Becker’s Hospital Review) Retail clinics have been successful in reducing emergency room visits for minor and
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