Eighty-five percent of hospitals will see increase in overall Medicare Part B payments in 2018
According to a new analysis from Avalere Health, 85 percent of hospitals will see an increase in overall Medicare Part
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Month: January 2018
State-by-state breakdown of 83 rural hospital closures
(By Ayla Ellison for Becker’s Hospital Review) Of the 26 states that have seen at least one rural hospital close
Read MoreMore Than One-Third of People with Traditional Medicare Spent at Least 20 Percent of Their Total Income on Health Care in 2013
(By Chris Lee for The Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation, January 29, 2018) Health care costs are a substantial and
Read MoreSurprise! Medicare isn’t free or cheap
Surprise! Medicare isn’t free and it may not even be cheap if you pick the wrong plan. In the attached
Read MoreFlu Season Rages On, Hitting Baby Boomers Unusually Hard
(By Gisele Grayson and Rob Stein for NPR) This year’s severe flu season is still pummeling the country from coast
Read MoreAs Trump Attacks the Federal Health Law, Some States Try to Shore it Up
(By Christine Vestal for Stateline, an initiative of The Pew Charitable Trusts) CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. — Repeatedly rated one of the
Read MoreGreat deal to learn from the success of Medicare Advantage plans
There is a great deal to learn from the success of Medicare Advantage (MA), Medicare’s large and growing system of
Read MoreWhat types of patients use health apps? 5 study insights
(By Jessica Kim Cohen for Becker’s Hospital Review) Individuals with self-reported poor health are less likely to engage with health
Read MoreClass action lawsuit filed to stop Kentucky’s work requirements for Medicaid recipients
A class action lawsuit filed in federal court in Washington by 15 Kentucky Medicaid recipients, is challenging the U.S federal
Read MoreAllscripts faces class-action lawsuit after SamSam attack
(By Julie Spitzer for Becker’s Hospital Review) Allscripts clients had a tough time operating this week after the EHR vendor
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