Teaming up to try to improve U.S. health plans’ prior authorization procedures
America’s Health Insurance Plans and the Blue Cross and Blue Shield Association have joined with the American Hospital Association, the
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Repeated Head Hits, Not Just Concussions, May Lead To A Type Of Chronic Brain Damage
(By Tom Goldman for NPR) We live in an age of heightened awareness about concussions. From battlefields around the world
Read MoreTelemedicine consult platform saved almost $500 per patient in Medicaid costs
In the first published randomized study of the eConsult platform, researchers at Community Health Center and the University of Connecticut
Read MoreACEP fires back at Anthem for its discretionary ED policy
(By Morgan Haefner for Becker’s Hospital Review) The American College of Emergency Physicians criticized Anthem’s recent moves to incentivize patients with nonemergent
Read MoreStudy finds Maryland’s all-payer program contained costs, but didn’t change care delivery
(By Emily Rappleye for Becker’s Hospital Review) After two years under an all-payer model, Maryland hospitals have reduced healthcare spending,
Read MoreProposed federal policy will make major changes to Medicare Advantage and Medicare Part D
A proposed federal policy that would lower what patients pay out of pocket when they pick up their prescriptions is
Read MoreOnly 39% of American households can cover a $1k ER visit with savings
(By Kelly Gooch for Becker’s Hospital Review) While more than one-third of American households have experienced a major unexpected expense
Read MorePence says that Congress should get right-to-try legislation ‘DONE’
(By Erin Mershon for STAT) WASHINGTON — Vice President Mike Pence publicly threw his support behind efforts to help terminally
Read MoreHospitals are forming their own drug companies
Intermountain Healthcare, a nonprofit Salt Lake City hospital group, is partnering with three Catholic nonprofit hospital groups to form a
Read MoreScientists Edge Closer To A Blood Test To Detect Cancers
(By Richard Harris for NPR) Researchers say they have taken a step toward developing a blood test that would detect
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