Liquid 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
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Health Care Finance
Enriched 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
Read More‘An Optum wannabe’: Experts say UnitedHealth, more than Amazon, is fueling CVS-Aetna deal
(By Alia Paavola for Becker’s Hospital Review) While many analysts predicted CVS Health is in talks to buy Aetna to stay ahead
Read MoreCMS releases final OPPS rule for 2018: 8 things to know
(By Ayla Ellison for Becker’s Hospital Review) CMS has released its final 2018 Medicare Outpatient Prospective Payment System rule, which cuts
Read More29% of US health system payments tied to alternative models
(By Morgan Haefner for Becker’s Hospital Review) The percentage of U.S. health system payments linked to alternative payment models grew
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