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Mass. AG increases price controls on Partners acquisition
Under industry pressure, the attorney general has amended the settlement agreement further.
By Tammy Worth • Sept. 29, 2014 -
Study: CEO pay hikes outpace other top healthcare execs
The survey shows CEO base pay is above that for highly trained doctors, even though base pay often makes up only a portion of a much larger total compensation package for executives.
By Randy Lilleston • Sept. 29, 2014 -
HHS: Uncompensated care drops $5.7B under ACA
Nearly three-quarters of the savings will be in states that expanded Medicaid.
By Tammy Worth • Sept. 26, 2014 -
Deep Dive
The Friday Dive: How bad is the antibiotic resistance crisis?
Healthcare Dive's editor looks back on the biggest news from the last week.
By Katie Bo Williams • Sept. 26, 2014 -
And then there were 19: More Pioneer ACOs leave the program
At least two of the three departing organizations plan to shift to the Medicare Shared Savings Program.
By Katie Bo Williams • Sept. 25, 2014 -
Highmark sued over cuts to MA plans in Pennsylvania
The insurer claims cuts are due to sequestration, but can they pass those on without contract changes?
By Tammy Worth • Sept. 25, 2014 -
Cerner, Intermountain partner to propose clinical approach for DoD
The deal is intended to help the Leidos Partnership compete for the Department of Defense's Healthcare Management System Modernization contract.
By Anne Zieger • Sept. 25, 2014 -
5 CT hospitals form alliance to compete with Tenet
Tenet is working with Yale New Haven Health System, one of the largest nonprofit systems in the state, to purchase four other hospitals, plus one additional hospital.
By Katie Bo Williams , Tammy Worth • Sept. 24, 2014 -
Number of Part D drug plans to shrink significantly in 2015
Plan sponsor consolidation may drop premiums modestly, but will it put needed drugs out of the consumer's reach?
By Anne Zieger • Sept. 24, 2014 -
FTC criticizes reference pricing strategies
A new essay from economists at the Federal Trade Commission follows a recent crackdown on hospital mergers.
By Anne Zieger • Sept. 24, 2014 -
Study: Inpatient utilization drops, outpatient utilization rises
The new Kaufman study provides strong evidence of the shift in the healthcare delivery system.
By Tammy Worth • Sept. 24, 2014 -
FDA
Buyer beware: FDA warns doctors of fake drug distributors
Counterfeit and foreign medications are rampant and inexpensive. Will the FDA warning deter physicians from buying?
By Tammy Worth • Sept. 24, 2014 -
Deep Dive
5 incredible abandoned hospitals
Hospitals that once treated Ezra Pound and Adolf Hitler now sit untouched and decaying. It may surprise you how many of these dot towns across the United States.
By Katie Bo Williams • Sept. 24, 2014 -
Insurers offering marketplace plans to jump 25% in 2015
According to HHS analysis, the number of new entrants to the marketplaces is anticipated to be over five times the number of exiting insurers.
By Katie Bo Williams • Sept. 23, 2014 -
Why are more patients in NY and NJ dying in hospital beds?
Do excess beds drive high rates of utilization? And what is the cost to hospitals?
By Anne Zieger • Sept. 23, 2014 -
Deep Dive
The major challenges Medicare ACOs create for providers
New CMS data shows that only about half of all ACOs are seeing a return on investment.
By Tammy Worth • Sept. 23, 2014 -
Deep Dive
How payers think hospitals can avoid mergers
AHIP is fighting the trend of hospital M&A, but are its proposed alternatives enough?
By Tammy Worth • Sept. 22, 2014 -
UnitedHealthcare tool caused consumers to choose higher-quality providers
The study suggests that offering consumers cost-saving tools can help direct them to high-quality providers. But are there some fallacies here?
By Anne Zieger • Sept. 22, 2014 -
Meaningful use glitch could cost providers in 2015
Millions are at stake for providers who waited until the October 1 deadline to attest.
By Tammy Worth • Sept. 22, 2014 -
Highmark loses big contract to UnitedHealthcare
A sign of challenges to come for the insurer?
By Anne Zieger • Sept. 22, 2014 -
Coalition sues California Department of Health over Medi-Cal delay
The suit claims some applicants have waited nearly a year for a decision.
By Tammy Worth • Sept. 19, 2014 -
States requiring payers to report what they pay providers
And some states are making those prices available to consumers, too.
By Anne Zieger • Sept. 19, 2014 -
FTC increasingly targets 'anticompetitive' hospital mergers
The Federal Trade Commission may only challenge 1% of M&A activity, but it expects hospitals to stringently document the benefits they claim will proceed from a merger.
By Anne Zieger • Sept. 19, 2014 -
Verizon, MIT startup partner with research firm in mHealth venture
The program targets a specific group of Medicaid's most costly patients.
By Tammy Worth • Sept. 19, 2014 -
NC hospitals create alliance but remain independent
The new organization will help the three hospitals weather the storm of Medicaid cuts.
By Tammy Worth • Sept. 18, 2014
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