Another Look at Obamacare’s Viability
With fallout from the recent United Healthcare Group’s comments on expected losses on Obamacare marketplace exchanges still resonating among insurers, the
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Affordable Care Act (ACA)
Healthcare Consolidation: Will Concentration of Marketpower Lead to Consumer Issues?
The groundswell of mergers and acquisitions in the healthcare industry–not only among hospitals but involving physician practices, outpatient clinics, and
Read MoreThe 2016 Outlook for Health Care Costs
In an article titled “How painful will health care costs be in 2016?” Larry Light of MONEYWATCH takes a look both
Read MoreThe Impact of High Drug Costs on the Middle Class
With some drug costs spiraling to the $100,000 cost for an annual supply, and with a more than 12% increase
Read MoreForbes: The Cost of Health Now Over $4.9 trillion
Using an expanded approach to assessing the magnitude of health-related spending, Forbes Contributor Chris Conover pegs the overall tab at
Read MoreMedicare Advantage Plans to get increased scrutiny
The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services last week announced expansion of Medicare’s Recovery Audit Program, with increased focus on risk adjustment
Read MoreACOs are having a positive impact
Accountable Care Organizations (ACOs), despite some early skepticism, are showing positive results in some sectors. In an article titled “Medical
Read MoreHospitals: No Place for Ailing Seniors?
Researchers are taking a serious look at the phenomenon facing hospitalized seniors–the phenomenon that they frequently are discharged in worse
Read MoreA Look at What’s Ahead in Healthcare in 2016 (and Beyond)
The Economy Hub’s Michael Hiltzik takes a look at the continually evolving healthcare system in America in this article posted on www.latimes.com.
Read MoreCMS Quality Strategy
(Source – CMS.gov) The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) is working to build a health care delivery system
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