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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 -
Report: Sovaldi dropout rate 4 times higher than in trials
A CVS Health Corp analysis finds a "plateau and downward trend" in use of Gilead's $1,000-per-pill Hep C cure.
By Sy Mukherjee • Sept. 17, 2014 -
Siemens, CarePayment create payment options for patients
With out-of-pocket expenses on the rise, the alliance hopes to help reduce bad debt in hospitals.
By Tammy Worth • Sept. 17, 2014 -
Anthem Blue Cross forms groundbreaking HMO
Can the new ACO/HMO hybrid—that involves seven rival hospitals including Cedars-Sinai—compete with giant Kaiser?
By Katie Bo Williams • Sept. 17, 2014 -
UPMC issuing $400M in bonds, Highmark feud hurts ratings
The bonds have a negative outlook, but finalizing a transition agreement with the insurer could improve UPMC's picture.
By Tammy Worth • Sept. 17, 2014 -
CMS releases ACO performance report, results a mixed bag
CMS says that providers in its Medicare accountable care organizations demonstrated higher quality than published benchmarks. But there's some warning signs.
By Anne Zieger • Sept. 17, 2014 -
Will increased competition actually lower premium costs?
Now that more insurers are getting off the bench and into the exchange markets, will the administration's promise of reduced premiums come to bear?
By Anne Zieger • Sept. 17, 2014 -
Ascension couples with Colorado group to offer post-acute services
Ascension will expand its footprint in areas where it already has a market presence.
By Tammy Worth • Sept. 17, 2014 -
Blue Cross plans make big profit on sale of health IT firm
Two Blue Cross companies, working with a private equity firm, have sold software service company TriZetto for $2.7 billion.
By Anne Zieger • Sept. 16, 2014 -
Are EMRs profitable or problematic?
Nobody knows. Why can't research reach a consensus?
By Anne Zieger • Sept. 16, 2014 -
HHS announces $295M in health center funding
The agency announced where it will be allotting the funds, which should allow for a national increase in patient volume of 1.5 million a year.
By Tammy Worth • Sept. 16, 2014 -
Deep Dive
4 countries where hospital administration costs are lower than the US
U.S. hospitals rank highest in administrative costs, but dramatic reductions are possible.
By Tammy Worth • Sept. 15, 2014 -
Research suggests workplace wellness programs don't work
...at least not in the short term. But they may save costs in the long term through better chronic disease management.
By Anne Zieger • Sept. 12, 2014
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