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DC insurance exchange regulators look to future with health savings accounts vote
The District of Columbia Health Benefit Exchange Authority made the move as Congress considers healthcare reform legislation that could include an expansion of health savings accounts.
By Luke Gale • Feb. 11, 2017 -
Hospitals get pushback on Mar-a-Lago fundraisers
The protests stem from concerns about Trump administration policies.
By Meg Bryant • Feb. 10, 2017 -
Trendline
Labor
Hospitals are navigating persistent labor shortages with the need to cut costs — a source of contention that could leave patients caught in the middle.
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ATA: States show mixed progress with telemedicine
Texas continues to have the poorest grade on telehealth services.
By Meg Bryant • Feb. 10, 2017 -
GOP working with CBO on ACA replacement
While Republicans have questioned CBO's methodologies in the past, the willingness to work with the bipartisan scorekeeper highlights the GOP's seriousness to message a “win” in healthcare reform.
By Meg Bryant • Feb. 10, 2017 -
Deep Dive
What Tom Price's confirmation to head HHS means for healthcare
Policy analysts expect the new secretary to use a market-oriented approach to healthcare reform rather than a regulatory-based one.
By Ana Mulero • Feb. 10, 2017 -
Tom Price confirmed as HHS secretary
Democrats voiced their concerns about the Georgia Republican’s healthcare stock investments and his plans for repealing the ACA.
By Shannon Muchmore • Feb. 10, 2017 -
US government ordered to pay Moda $214M over risk corridor program
While the ruling may offer a glimmer of hope to other payers suing the government, it is not clear how courts will rule in the future.
By Luke Gale • Feb. 10, 2017 -
Study: Provider consolidation not direct result of payment reforms
There is little evidence to support the idea that the ACA led to significant changes in physician-hospital relationships, new research in Health Affairs suggests.
By Luke Gale • Feb. 9, 2017 -
GAO report says FDA ignored evidence on surgical device for women
Regulatory agencies like the FDA face a dilemma when it comes to balancing demands for quality and quickness.
By Luke Gale • Feb. 9, 2017 -
29K medtech jobs lost under medical device tax, AdvaMed says
Industry data suggest medical device excise tax hurt job prospects, but that might be the result of consolidation.
By Luke Gale • Feb. 9, 2017 -
Humana Q4 woes echo throughout payer industry
Several factors, including a blocked merger and troubles with the risk corridor program, contributed to a dismal fourth quarter for Humana.
By Luke Gale • Feb. 9, 2017 -
ACA rule changes could make payer participation in exchanges more palatable
The Trump administration proposed several rule changes in an attempt to keep payers from fleeing insurance exchanges as Congress considers repeal and replace of the ACA.
By Luke Gale • Feb. 7, 2017 -
Imposter's access to operating rooms prompts policy change at Boston hospital
Tailgating behind other employees as they enter the operating room is a common occurrence, one expert says.
By Meg Bryant • Feb. 7, 2017 -
TeamHealth to pay $60M to resolve fraudulent billing allegations
The settlement comes on the same day that private equity firm Blackstone Group completed its $6.1 billion acquisition of the major hospital service provider.
By Ana Mulero • Feb. 7, 2017 -
Deep Dive
Healthcare reform can create confusion over compliance for providers
Providers have had to confront numerous changes in healthcare policy, rules and regulations in recent years, even as the government takes a more aggressive approach to enforcing compliance.
By Luke Gale • Feb. 7, 2017 -
FCC reversal on broadband subsidies dampens telehealth's potential
An FCC decision to hold off on broadband internet subsidies for low-income individuals and families shows how non-healthcare agencies can affect healthcare initiatives.
By Luke Gale • Feb. 7, 2017 -
Deep Dive
Dr. Ashish Jha on how providers should consider APMs
Hospitals need to pay attention to the policy world and understand there’s going to be many new developments for APMs over the next three to five years.
By Jeff Byers • Feb. 6, 2017 -
Slavitt: Medicaid expansions improved hospitals' financial health
The former CMS acting Administrator tweeted 39% of hospital executives are reducing hiring because of the uncertainty around the ACA's future.
By Ana Mulero • Feb. 6, 2017 -
Study: Patients less likely to die when treated by foreign-trained physicians
The high standards set for foreign physicians to practice in the United States is helping to improve quality of care, but immigrating doctors are facing more roadblocks with the recent changes to immigration policy.
By Luke Gale • Feb. 5, 2017 -
Opinion
The continuing evolution of the Medicare Shared Savings Program
Aledade's Dr. Farzad Mostashari and Travis Broome weigh in on how more investment and fine-tuning will be required to strengthen the program to help power the transformation of Medicare to a value-based system.
By Dr. Farzad Mostashari & Travis Broome • Feb. 4, 2017 -
Advisory panel recommends including device identifiers on claims forms
Adding device identifiers to medical claims could help flag faulty devices and enable comparative outcomes analysis.
By Meg Bryant • Feb. 3, 2017 -
AARP flexes it muscles in response to Republican health reform proposals
Many of the ACA provisions GOP lawmakers oppose have lowered costs and increased coverage for millions of elderly patients. The AARP says it is ready to wield its considerable influence to fight back against efforts to remove policies that help its members.
By Luke Gale • Feb. 3, 2017 -
CMS proposes Medicare Advantage 0.25% payment hike for 2018
MA enrollment from 2015 to 2016 increased by 5%, according to the Kaiser Family Foundation.
By Ana Mulero • Feb. 2, 2017 -
10K Medicare patient deaths highlight importance of hospital setting variations
Patients at rural hospitals without dedicated internists were much more likely to die following an emergency department discharge than patients at other hospitals, according to a new study published in The BMJ.
By Luke Gale • Feb. 2, 2017 -
Trump's SCOTUS nominee voted against ACA contraception mandate
Confirmation of Neil Gorsuch wouldn't tip the ideological balance of the highest court, but it would firm up the conservative wing's stance against abortion rights.
By Kathleen Gilbert • Feb. 2, 2017
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