Buried In The Budget Bill Are Belated Gifts For Some Health Care Providers
(By Shefali Luthra for Kaiser Health News) When President Donald Trump signed the last-minute budget deal into law earlier this
Read More
Dr. Anthony Tersigni: Virtual care is transforming our healthcare system one visit at a time
(By Anthony R. Tersigni, EdD, FACHE, president and CEO of Ascension for Becker’s Hospital Review) In an environment where consumers
Read MoreSome healthcare executives still wary of telehealth and telemedicine programs
In a recent survey of 100 healthcare decision makers found that 57 percent have already launched a telehealth or telemedicine
Read MoreHow some companies managed to save $2,251 per employee per year in healthcare costs
According to Willis Towers Watson’s 22nd annual Best Practices in Health Care Employer Survey, a group of best-performing companies has managed
Read MoreKentucky could become the first state to tax opioid prescriptions
(By Andrew Joseph for STAT) Lawmakers in Kentucky are weighing whether to impose a new tax on opioid prescriptions, the
Read MoreUS News ranks 10 best, worst states for healthcare
(By Ayla Ellison for Becker’s Hospital Review) Hawaii is the best state in the nation for healthcare, according to U.S. News
Read MoreCommon Medicare questions answered
Medicare provides health insurance to older Americans after they retire. It is a complicated federal program that you need to
Read MoreRethinking Rural Health Solutions To Save Patients And Communities
(By Adrienne St. Clair for NPR) Heidi Schultz grew up traveling from one end of South Dakota to the other,
Read MoreNever Too Late To Operate? Surgery Near End Of Life Is Common, Costly
(By Liz Szabo for Kaiser Health News) Nearly 1 in 3 Medicare patients undergo an operation in their final year
Read MoreTens of Thousands of Medicaid Recipients Skip Paying New Premiums
(By Phil Galewitz for Kaiser Health News) When Arkansas lawmakers debated in 2016 whether to renew the state’s Medicaid expansion,
Read More