How bundled payments affect healthcare use, quality
(By Morgan Haefner for Becker’s Hospital Review) Certain bundled payment models can lower costs and maintain or improve quality, but
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Month: January 2020
Medicare Advantage open enrollment runs from Jan. 1 through March 31
More than 22 million people receive their healthcare coverage through a Medicare Advantage plan; however, not all of them are
Read MoreMore Medicare Advantage Plans offering palliative care
A Duke University report indicates a rising number of Medicare Advantage plans (61) are offering home-based palliative care as a
Read MoreMedicare is designed to keep costs reasonable, but wrong moves on your part can raise them.
If you are one of the over 52 million senior citizens that depend on Medicare to pay for their healthcare
Read MorePhysician viewpoint: Health-related marketing must be held to a higher standard
(By Andrea Park for Becker’s Hospital Review) Because even clearly tongue-in-cheek advertisements for health foods and products can be mistaken
Read MoreAt CES, digital health gadgets gave me a detailed accounting of my flaws and failures
(By Megan Thielking for STAT) LAS VEGAS — I have 905 pores, 20 wrinkles, and a face that looks 13%
Read MoreHigh-Deductible Plans Jeopardize Financial Health Of Patients And Rural Hospitals
(By Markian Hawryluk for Kaiser Health News) Kristie Flowers had been sick with the flu for four or five days
Read MoreHealthcare affordability scorecard: Where does your state rank?
(By Ayla Ellison for Becker’s Hospital Review) Massachusetts topped the list of a new scorecard rating states on their adoption
Read MoreIt’s time to get schooled on key healthcare concepts
The findings from a new HSA Bank report shows only 51 percent of Americans know what copay they’re liable for
Read MoreCMS star ratings may penalize hospitals in poor neighborhoods, study finds
(By Anuja Vaidya for Becker’s Hospital Review) The CMS ratings program that compares hospitals on a scale of one to
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