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MedPAC pushes for better physician payment rates
In its October meeting, the commission expressed concern that primary care continues to be undervalued in Medicare's fee schedule.
By Tammy Worth • Oct. 21, 2014 -
PA governor to sign drug tracking bill
Some groups think the new tracking database creates serious privacy concerns.
By Katie Bo Williams • Oct. 20, 2014 -
Is CVS Caremark using cigarette co-pay to muscle out competitors?
...and is the new practice by Caremark-managed plans anti-competitive?
By Katie Bo Williams • Oct. 20, 2014 -
Aetna loses Delaware Medicaid contract
Meanwhile, Highmark and UnitedHealthcare have signed three-year contracts with the state.
By Tammy Worth • Oct. 20, 2014 -
Could a market plunge sicken healthcare stocks?
They've been among the market's top performers for years, but there are troubling signs on the horizon.
By Randy Lilleston • Oct. 20, 2014 -
Hospitals can now get insurance for Ebola revenue losses
The care of Thomas Eric Duncan was estimated to cost the hospital that treated him $1,000 an hour.
By Tammy Worth • Oct. 20, 2014 -
Pay up: Oregon insurance exchange clients face tax bill
More than 12,000 could owe a total of more than $1.12 million in taxes.
By Randy Lilleston • Oct. 20, 2014 -
Deep Dive
How will MA's new price transparency mandate affect its healthcare market?
Legislation in numerous states requires some kind of public pricing. But how will this trend impact markets?
By Tammy Worth • Oct. 17, 2014 -
Why UnitedHealth's Q3 profits beat expectations
The insurer's strong quarterly profits stem from Medicaid growth, Optum revenue—and low medical spending.
By Tammy Worth • Oct. 17, 2014 -
Health insurance payments going digital
Providers have several choices in how they accept payments from health insurers, each with its own problems. Eventually, it will all go digital, speeding up the process significantly, one expert says.
By Anne Zieger • Oct. 17, 2014 -
Obama admin announces major new funding initiative for ACOs
The new payment model was created as a response to feedback finding that many providers do not have the upfront resources to implement the infrastructure necessary for ACOs.
By Tammy Worth • Oct. 16, 2014 -
St. Jude Medical lowers 2014 forecast on lackluster Q3 earnings
The medical device manufacturer falls short of expectations in Q3. Should the industry take note?
By Tammy Worth • Oct. 16, 2014 -
Google and Facebook invest $700,000 in Hello Doctor
The mobile health record platform raises $700,000 from investors as it looks to change the landscape of medical record technology.
By Tammy Worth • Oct. 15, 2014 -
Ebola treatment's cost to hospitals: $1000 per hour
Texas Presbyterian could be out millions of dollars for treating Thomas Eric Duncan, who was uninsured, and two healthcare workers who contracted the virus while treating him.
By Tammy Worth • Oct. 15, 2014 -
Healthcare job growth surges once again
Healthcare job growth has begun to pick up again, reversing the trend from last year, which was weighed down by job cuts and flat hospital hiring.
By Anne Zieger • Oct. 14, 2014 -
Deep Dive
5 healthcare donations even bigger than Mark Zuckerberg's
The Facebook CEO's $25 million gift to fight Ebola is generous, but the biggest healthcare contribution in the US this year is 26 times that size.
By Randy Lilleston • Oct. 14, 2014 -
Mark Zuckerberg announces $25 million CDC donation to fight Ebola
The Facebook founder and his wife say the hope the donation will support the CDC as it works to contain the virus.
By Sy Mukherjee • Oct. 14, 2014 -
Lawsuits against Community Health Systems begin to pile up
How will class-action suits affect the large health system's bottom line?
By Tammy Worth • Oct. 14, 2014 -
Private Kansas Medicaid insurers lose $73M in six months
Three health plans administering the Kansas Medicaid plan are on pace for an annual shortfall which could exceed the $110 million lost on the program in 2013.
By Anne Zieger • Oct. 14, 2014 -
Collecting ahead of time: Turn-off or life saver?
Hospitals' total cost of uncompensated care reached $46 billion as of 2012—equal to about 6% of expenses.
By Anne Zieger • Oct. 13, 2014 -
Troubled Daughters of Charity choses controversial for-profit Prime as buyer
Daughters' board has OK'd the deal, but will it pass muster with California's attorney general?
By Tammy Worth • Oct. 13, 2014 -
Exchange enrollee med use tracked
Over half of the drugs prescribed in public plans were for HIV as opposed to 20% through employers.
By Tammy Worth • Oct. 10, 2014 -
How one hospital survives in a state without Medicaid expansion
In 2012 in Virginia, hospitals provided over $600 million in charity care and saw shortfalls of $339 million in Medicaid services.
By Anne Zieger • Oct. 10, 2014 -
Deep Dive
The Friday Dive: The disease that costs hospitals $1,000 an hour
Healthcare Dive's editor looks back on the biggest news from the last week.
By Katie Bo Williams • Oct. 10, 2014 -
Kindred to buy Gentiva for $719.6M
The merger will create the largest operator of long-term acute care hospitals and inpatient rehabilitation facilities in the country.
By Katie Bo Williams • Oct. 9, 2014
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