Seniors Miss Out On Clinical Trials
(By Judith Graham for Kaiser Health News) More than 60 percent of cancer patients are older adults — and that
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Month: June 2017
More than 70% of physicians favor fee-for-service model
(By Kelly Gooch for Becker’s Hospital Review) A majority of physicians remain unconvinced value-based payment models will result in improved
Read MoreMedical home model improves care, but not costs among safety-net providers
(By Emily Rappleye for Becker’s Hospital Review) The patient-centered medical home concept may face specific, significant challenges when implemented by
Read MorePre-Existing Condition and Medigap Policy
Medicare defines a pre-existing condition as a health problem you had prior to the date a new Medigap policy starts;
Read MoreMedicare Health Plan Members Not Receiving Information on How to Lower Health Care Costs
In a recent survey of 500 Medicare Health consumers by HealthMine found 89 percent of Medicare Health plan members aged
Read MoreHospitals Ramp Up Hyperbaric Therapy For Diabetics, Despite Concerns
(By Phil Galewitz for Kaiser Health News) The Villages Regional Hospital did not sweat its decision to add hyperbaric oxygen
Read MoreAnalysis: 68% of patients with bills of $500 or less didn’t pay full statement in 2016
(By Kelly Gooch for Becker’s Hospital Review) An increasing number of patients fail to pay their full hospital bills, according
Read MoreMedicaid expansion had a ‘close to zero’ net effect on nonprofit hospital finances, report finds
(By Morgan Haefner for Becker’s Hospital Review) While the ACA’s Medicaid expansion lowered uncompensated care costs for nonprofit hospitals, those
Read MoreBoston insurance co-op to shutter, transition to for-profit entity
(By Morgan Haefner for Becker’s Hospital Review) Boston-based Minuteman Health, one of the last remaining nonprofit co-op health plans created
Read MoreGallup: Healthcare costs top Americans’ financial concerns
(By Emily Rappleye for Becker’s Hospital Review) Americans named healthcare costs as their top financial anxiety in a Gallup poll administered in
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