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SponsoredPart 2: The U.S. has fantastic health care, the problem is….
Part 2: CEO Dr. Wyatt Decker talks reinventing health care and addresses the intersection of technology and health care, the human impact and physician burn-out.
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Hospitals should be in peer groups for CMS star ratings, study suggests
Provider groups have attacked the agency's ranking system since it debuted in 2005, saying the approach to measuring quality is overly simplistic and the presentation of the data is difficult for consumers to interpret.
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Citing transparency, PBM startup Capital Rx introduces novel pricing model
The framework announced Wednesday, called Clearinghouse Model, is aimed at eliminating price variability for the PBM's customers by itemizing the actual unit cost for all drugs based on a CMS-run benchmark.
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Policies reducing price variations may produce savings, study suggests
Payers in Massachusetts could have saved a significant amount of money by steering patients to low-cost providers or setting a price ceiling, according to the research in Health Affairs.
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Mortality rises when ERs close, forcing patients to drive further
Emergency room closures outpaced any openings that occurred around the country, according to the Health Affairs report. On average, about 69 emergency departments closed each year during the study's 12-year period.
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Thousands who die awaiting kidney transplants rejected multiple organ offers: study
Although the quality of the organ was the primary reason for rejecting an offer, the study suggests the declined organs were suitable for the purpose of sustaining another human being.
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Comeback or blip? Nonprofit hospital margins show gains in 2018
Nonprofit hospital operating margins are improving after falling for the last two years, according to an annual report from Fitch Ratings.
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Imaging test usage is re-accelerating, JAMA study finds
Neither financial incentives nor a campaign to reduce the use of medical imaging have been completely effective, research suggests.
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In challenge to CVS, Walmart to pilot healthcare store concept
The retail giant already runs several clinics and is positioned well to expand its services at a time when Americans face mounting medical costs.
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FDA urges providers to transition to duodenoscopes with disposable parts
While the agency is advising the transition, the immediate removal of conventional devices could result in shortages and prevent patients from receiving critical care.
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Kaiser Permanente workers are set to strike. Does it mark a new trend?
It's still too early to tell whether the uptick in disputes will last long, but one former chief economist for the Department of Labor said "there is something meaningful going on."
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Nebraska advocacy group sues to speed state's planned Medicaid expansion
The suit, filed by the group Nebraska Appleseed, calls for expansion to begin no later than Nov. 17.
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DOJ investigating Providence St. Joseph's Swedish Health Services
The civil probe is seeking documents related to joint ventures and physician organizations.
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Elekta buys ProKnow to boost digital radiotherapy strategy
The Swedish company says ProKnow's capabilities are of particular value to its large customers, potentially helping give it an edge over rivals such as Varian Medical Systems.
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Deep DiveAmyloid's last hope? Prevention studies next big test for Alzheimer's research
The DIAN-TU trial, studying patients genetically predisposed to Alzheimer's, could help decide the fate of what's been the dominant hypothesis of the disease's cause.
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2 rural hospitals shutter doors, more than 1K soon out of work
For one rural county in Ohio, this will be the second hospital closure this year. The two sister facilities, Ohio Valley Medical Center and East Ohio Valley Regional Hospital, are separated by just a few miles and operate a combined 340 beds.
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Fitbit to wade into care management in pilot this year
The fitness tracker giant also announced it is launching a premium service and plans to develop wellness reports allowing users to share data with their physician.
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Medicare paying hospices twice for drugs, OIG says
CMS should develop an oversight program with controls to identify and stop duplicate payments, the inspector general said.
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Patients seem willing, but few taking part in telehealth, poll finds
A majority of Americans are interested in trying virtual care options, but 17% aren't sure if their insurance covers it.
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Dozens of Select Medical LTCHs sue HHS over dual-eligible bad debt
The Provider Reimbursement Review Board refused to reimburse plaintiff hospitals' dual eligible bad debts involving 21 state Medicaid programs.
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Deep DivePharmacogenetic test makers cheer UnitedHealth coverage. Other payers aren't there yet
"I've been concerned that the hype around pharmacogenetics, at least for depression, has gotten out ahead of the data," James Potash, director of psychiatry at Johns Hopkins University, said.
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Unblinded: Rebekah Gee's drug pricing experiment
Louisiana's health secretary negotiated a new payment model with Gilead for one of the poorest states in the country. Could it spread nationwide?
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After airing complaints, Kansas Hospital Association optimistic Aetna can fix Medicaid woes
Aetna is in the hot seat over its Medicaid contract in Kansas. Providers have sounded the alarm about the payer's less-than-stellar coverage, causing the state to issue a corrective action plan.
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CMS updates Medicare Plan Finder following stakeholder pressure
The first iteration has been criticized by myriad stakeholder groups, including the Government Accountability Office, since its 1998 launch.
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Deep DiveFrom wellness to well-being: the evolution of employer health initiatives
What started as on-site yoga classes and smoking cessation programs has evolved into something more holistic and wide-reaching.
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