Analysis: New York misspends $1.1B in charity care with ‘reverse Robin Hood effect’
(By Leo Vartorella for Becker’s Hospital Review) Though New York’s $1.1 billion Indigent Care Pool was created to reimburse hospitals
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High On Drugs? Anthem Cites Soaring Drug Costs To Justify 35% Rate Hike in California
(By Chad Terhune for California Healthline produced by Kaiser Health News) Health insurance giant Anthem predicts Californians will pop a
Read MoreIn Stark Contrast To ACA Plans, Premiums For Job-Based Coverage Show Modest Rise
(By Phil Galewitz for Kaiser Health News) Family health insurance premiums rose an average 3 percent this year for people
Read MoreNursing Home Disaster Plans Often Faulted As ‘Paper Tigers’
(By Jordan Rau for Kaiser Health News) It does not take a hurricane to put nursing home residents at risk
Read MoreACA repeal in 11 days? 10 things to know Tuesday about the Graham-Cassidy bill
(By Leo Vartorella for Becker’s Hospital Review) The ACA repeal bill proposed by Sen. Lindsey Graham, R-S.C., and Sen. Bill
Read MorePennsylvania governor delays payment to managed care organizations amid budget impasse
(By Kelly Gooch for Becker’s Hospital Review) Pennsylvania is temporarily defaulting on $1.2 billion owed to eight state-contracted managed care
Read More22 healthcare bankruptcies so far in 2017
(By Ayla Ellison for Becker’s Hospital Review) From reimbursement landscape challenges to dwindling patient volumes, many factors lead hospitals and
Read MoreWhen Irma Arrived, Most Florida Health Care Facilities Were Ready
(By Jon Hamilton for NPR) Another hurricane, another health care horror story. At least that’s how it looked when eight patients
Read MoreAs Care Shifts From Hospital To Home, Guarding Against Infection Falls To Families
(By Melissa Bailey for Kaiser Health News) Angela Cooper arrived home from work to discover her daughter’s temperature had spiked
Read MorePhysician who researches price transparency at Harvard: My experience price shopping for care was terrible
(By Ayla Ellison for Becker’s Hospital Review) Ateev Mehrotra, MD, an associate professor of healthcare policy and medicine at Harvard
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