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La. Medicaid plans save $30 per member per month
Louisiana thinks it's found the best way to save money on Medicaid, and it isn't a shared-savings model or fee-for-service.
By Judy Packer-Tursman • July 21, 2014 -
Medical marijuana: The risk/reward debate for hospitals
One hospital in Chicago is aggressively petitioning the federal government to catch up with Illinois' choice to legalize the drug.
By Katie Bo Williams • July 21, 2014 -
Explore the Trendline➔
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TrendlinePayer/provider relationships
As M&A intensifies and companies embrace more holistic and value-based care models, partnerships have become more closely intertwined.
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Deep Dive
The 'Save Our Hospital' saga: Why one mayor is walking 300 miles to save his town CAH
Part I of II. The story illustrates the struggles of rural healthcare delivery across the U.S. and the real-life impact of M&A.
By Judy Packer-Tursman • July 21, 2014 -
UnitedHealth launches massive exchange expansion
Despite sounding a cautionary note, all indications are that the nation's largest health insurer will expand into a lot of exchanges in 2015.
By Judy Packer-Tursman • July 18, 2014 -
1,000 deaths a day: Senate hearing blasts hospitals for unsafe care
The panel's chairman said only heart disease and cancer kill more Americans than preventable medical errors.
By Judy Packer-Tursman • July 18, 2014 -
Want to lower healthcare costs? Make comparison shopping easier
Costs vary widely for the same services, even in the same cities—but consumers often don't know that.
By Anne Zieger • July 18, 2014 -
Deep Dive
The Friday Dive: Halifax, ICD-10 and the rural health crisis
Healthcare Dive's editor looks back on the biggest news from the last week.
By Katie Bo Williams • July 18, 2014 -
Loma Linda unveils $1.2B expansion plan
The huge California health system expects to complete four major projects by 2020.
By Judy Packer-Tursman • July 17, 2014 -
Deep Dive
Top 10 highest grossing for-profit hospitals
Who topped the list in 2014?
By Katie Bo Williams • July 17, 2014 -
Tenet broadens exchange coverage with Humana
Tenet has been busy lately. How does this new agreement play into Tenet's broader aims?
By Judy Packer-Tursman • July 17, 2014 -
CA plan, health system partner on senior products
Two healthcare giants in southern California are strengthening their effort to develop products for seniors. What are the lessons for senior services nationally?
By Judy Packer-Tursman • July 16, 2014 -
Va. hospitals spent $400,000 lobbying to expand Medicaid
How effective are these big lobbying spends in pushing expansion through state legislatures?
By Judy Packer-Tursman • July 16, 2014 -
Deep Dive
Top 10 most expensive cities in America for primary care
What are the 150 million Americans who receive health insurance through their employer likely to pay for a preventative primary care visit in-network?
By Katie Bo Williams • July 16, 2014 -
2015 out-of-pocket cost changes inconsistent across exchange plans
Although deductibles went down overall, the variation between the metals was extreme.
By Katie Bo Williams • July 15, 2014 -
Most insurers met medical-loss ratio standards
GAO says excluding brokers' commissions from plans' administrative expenses would have slashed insurers' rebates to consumers. Brokers say they bring value.
By Judy Packer-Tursman • July 15, 2014 -
Possible $1M agreement reached in Halifax False Claims case
The first half of the Halifax suit was settled in March to the tune of $85 million. If accepted by the hospital board, this could be case-closed in the five-year saga.
By Katie Bo Williams • July 14, 2014 -
Critical access hospitals face tough EHR barriers
What options do rural hospitals have to meet federal standards?
By Judy Packer-Tursman • July 14, 2014 -
CMS demands fixes in state Medicaid backlogs
Six states must explain how they're going to correct problems to allow timely processing of applications. How are states responding?
By Judy Packer-Tursman • July 14, 2014 -
Obama's 'Between Two Ferns' healthcare video gets Emmy nom
The president's appearance to encourage Americans to sign up for healthcare.gov was viewed 22 million times.
By Katie Bo Williams • July 11, 2014 -
CMS hands out new round of innovation money
CMS wants to drive down costs and improve care for federal beneficiaries through innovation. What types of newly-funded projects are hospitals involved in?
By Judy Packer-Tursman • July 11, 2014 -
CareFirst saves big on medical homes
CareFirst's patient-centered medical homes are saving big bucks, improving outcomes and reducing admissions and lengths of stay. What are the implications for hospitals?
By Judy Packer-Tursman • July 11, 2014 -
Survey finds 17M Americans in HSAs
Insurers and bankers tout health savings accounts as an important coverage option. But do hospitals have reason to worry?
By Judy Packer-Tursman • July 10, 2014 -
Most ACA buyers were previously uninsured
A new study concludes that the biggest coverage gains were among young adults aged 19 to 34, Latinos and low-income adults.
By Anne Zieger • July 10, 2014 -
Hospitals using EHRs aren't found to overbill Medicare
But how conclusive is this latest study? Some critics say researchers were looking in the wrong place.
By Judy Packer-Tursman • July 10, 2014 -
Oscar: The new insurance model for Obamacare?
The startup sells itself as a friendlier, more accessible brand of health plan, but is it really that different from established insurers?
By Anne Zieger • July 10, 2014
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