CMS launches new bundled payment model: 6 things to know
(By Ayla Ellison for Becker’s Hospital Review) CMS announced a new voluntary bundled payment model on Tuesday, which is the first advanced
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MACRA, price transparency, value-based care & more — 5 trends for 2018
(By Morgan Haefner for Becker’s Hospital Review) Analysts with Washington, D.C.-based consulting firm Avalere hosted a webinar Jan. 4 on the top
Read MoreA good year for health insurance companies
Analysts and insurers are anticipating 2018 to be a good year for health insurance companies. Katherine Hempstead, who directs the
Read MoreProject ECHO uses telemedicine to help rural remote providers
Project ECHO (Extension for Community Health Outcomes) uses telemedicine to help rural and remote providers learn from specialist to manage
Read MoreA new Alzheimer’s drug, once worth billions, is headed for the trash
(By Damian Garde for STAT) Axovant Sciences (AXON), 2017’s most talked-about biotech company, is abandoning the drug that made it
Read MoreHHS Nominee Vows To Tackle High Drug Costs, Despite His Ties To Industry
(By Emmarie Hetteman for Kaiser Health News) Senate Democrats on Tuesday pressed President Donald Trump’s nominee for the top health
Read MoreFee-for-service Medicare might provide better skilled-nursing choices for its beneficiaries
In a new study published in the journal Health Affairs suggests that fee-for-service (FFS) Medicare might provide better skilled-nursing choices
Read MoreDefending Against This Season’s Deadly Flu: 5 Things To Know Now
(By Barbara Feder Ostrov for California Healthline produced by Kaiser Health News) Aja C. Holmes planned to go to work
Read MoreVA Clears The Air On Talking To Patients About Marijuana Use
(By Michelle Andrews for Kaiser Health News) “Don’t ask, don’t tell” is how many veterans have approached health care conversations
Read MoreHospitals’ uncompensated care costs jumped to $38.3B in 2016: 3 findings
(By Morgan Haefner for Becker’s Hospital Review) Hospitals nationwide saw uncompensated care costs increase 7.3 percent in 2016, according an
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