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Montgomery County Planning Commission
Hospitals dinged $227M for readmission rates
Should hospitals be afraid of readmissions? CMS says yes.
By Tammy Worth • Aug. 13, 2014 -
WHO: Use experimental treatments on Ebola patients
"In the special circumstances of this outbreak, it is ethical to offer unregistered interventions as potential treatments or prevention," said WHO assistant director general Marie-Paule Kieny.
By Sy Mukherjee • Aug. 12, 2014 -
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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Medicaid numbers jump even in states that didn't expand
Does the ACA have a "trickle down" effect?
By Tammy Worth • Aug. 12, 2014 -
How Maryland might save Medicare $330M
Some fairly remarkable changes are happening within Maryland's healthcare system.
By Anne Zieger • Aug. 12, 2014 -
Florida premiums skyrocket as elections loom
Politicians across the country have been accused of using premium numbers to their advantage. How dramatic will the impact on voters be?
By Tammy Worth • Aug. 11, 2014 -
Concern grows over Medi-Cal providers
Enrollment in California's Medicaid program increases, but will patients find care?
By Tammy Worth • Aug. 11, 2014 -
California university will fast track primary care med students
It's the latest salvo in the debate over fast-tracking med students to combat the primary care doctor shortage.
By Sy Mukherjee • Aug. 8, 2014 -
HHS reports new Medicaid enrollment tops 7M
Total Medicaid enrollment is now 66 million, although some states are still resisting expanding the program under the ACA.
By Katie Bo Williams • Aug. 8, 2014 -
How many people will actually pay the ACA individual mandate penalty?
Far fewer than originally expected, according to the Congressional Budget Office.
By Sy Mukherjee • Aug. 8, 2014 -
Deep Dive
The Friday Dive: The VA overhaul, Ebola and Cerner/Siemens
Healthcare Dive's editor looks back on the biggest news from the last week.
By Katie Bo Williams • Aug. 8, 2014 -
Docs to CMS: Delay Open Payments disclosures
The data is supposed to go public next month, but after a glitch prompted a shut-down of the system last weekend, the AMA is calling for a delay.
By Sy Mukherjee • Aug. 7, 2014 -
CMS will no longer disclose some hospital errors
Consumers who want to find out if a hospital has a track record of leaving foreign objects in body cavities are out of luck.
By Katie Bo Williams • Aug. 6, 2014 -
The window of opportunity for Medicaid expansion
Expect a lobbying push as healthcare groups realize the bottom-line advantages to having more people in the program.
By Anne Zieger • Aug. 6, 2014 -
Give the consumer some credit: Study shows patients price shop
Increased cost transparency for MRIs pushed 15% of patients to choose the cheaper alternative, prompting competitive pricing amongst providers and lowering costs overall.
By Katie Bo Williams • Aug. 5, 2014 -
Medicare sets final rule on 2015 payments, penalties
Changes include an increase in maximum readmission penalties, as well as payment hikes for acute and long-term care hospitals.
By Sy Mukherjee • Aug. 5, 2014 -
CHS settles whistleblower suit for $97M
The suit alleged that Community Health Systems habitually admitted patients who should have been treated on an outpatient basis in order to bill Medicare at the higher inpatient rates.
By Katie Bo Williams • Aug. 5, 2014 -
Deep Dive
Active shooters and other violence: How hospitals should prepare
Says security management expert Bill Nesbitt, "I know what can happen when you don't do it right."
By Judy Packer-Tursman • Aug. 5, 2014 -
UPDATED: CMS temporarily shuts down, reopens glitched Open Payments verification system
A Louisville, KY-area doctor was able to see another physician's payment information after logging in through the Open Payments system.
By Sy Mukherjee • Aug. 4, 2014 -
Closure of Pittsburgh hospitals strains local clinics
The closures of over a quarter of hospitals in the Pittsburgh region between 2000 and 2010 has increased the burden on free and federally-qualified clinics for the poor and uninsured.
By Anne Zieger • Aug. 4, 2014 -
Deep Dive
The Monday Primer: Premium hikes, house calls and hospital violence
Healthcare Dive's editor gives you a head start on the news. What's coming up in the week ahead?
By Katie Bo Williams • Aug. 4, 2014 -
HHS pours $54M into mental health services
This influx of federal money will help 221 community health centers in 47 states support mental-health services.
By Judy Packer-Tursman • Aug. 1, 2014 -
CA premiums to rise 4.2% for 2015
California's insurance commissioner described it as "merely a pause in the double-digit rate increases we've seen historically."
By Judy Packer-Tursman • Aug. 1, 2014 -
Deep Dive
The Friday Dive: Firm ICD-10 transition date set
Healthcare Dive's editor looks back on the biggest news from the last week.
By Katie Bo Williams • Aug. 1, 2014 -
Unrealistic expectations could cloud ACA progress
With the Obama administration holding up providers like Geisinger and the Mayo Clinic as the desired standard for healthcare, perhaps a reality check is in order.
By Anne Zieger • Aug. 1, 2014 -
Only 6 states are extending the Medicaid pay hike to primary care docs
Does raising the pay rate increase the number of primary care physicians treating Medicaid patients and improve access to care? No one knows yet.
By Katie Bo Williams • July 31, 2014
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