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Study 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,

A proposed federal policy that would lower what patients pay out of pocket when they pick up their prescriptions is

(By Kelly Gooch for Becker’s Hospital Review) While more than one-third of American households have experienced a major unexpected expense

(By Erin Mershon for STAT) WASHINGTON — Vice President Mike Pence publicly threw his support behind efforts to help terminally

Intermountain Healthcare, a nonprofit Salt Lake City hospital group, is partnering with three Catholic nonprofit hospital groups to form a

(By Richard Harris for NPR) Researchers say they have taken a step toward developing a blood test that would detect

(By Chad Terhune for California Healthline produced by Kaiser Health News) A Seattle judge said Olympus Corp. failed to properly

(By Brian Zimmerman for Becker’s Hospital Review) While providers, patients and payers widely use CMS’ Nursing Home Compare site to

In 2019, Mutual of Omaha will begin selling its first Medicare Advantage health plans in cooperation with Lumeris Inc. Read

In 2018, most Medicare beneficiaries pay $134 per month for Part B but high-income retirees pay more and in some