By David Burda – One of my favorite scenes in The Princess Bride is when Miracle Max tells Inigo and Fezzik that Westley is “mostly dead,” which means he’s “slightly alive.” There’s hope for a full recovery. We can say the same thing about value-based reimbursement, if we have as much faith in a few recent VBR status reports as Inigo and Fezzik have in Miracle Max.
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Latest news being reported on payers and the health insurance industry including news from UnitedHealthcare, CVS Health, Blue Cross Blue Shield Association, Humana, UnitedHealth Group, Medica, Cigna, Oscar Health, Independence Health Group, and more.
Latest news being reported on payers and the health insurance industry including news from AHIP, Anthem, Blue Cross and Blue Shield, CareSource, Cigna, CVS Health, Humana, UnitedHealthcare and more.
By Deirdre Ruttle – The Price Transparency rule is intended to help consumers know the costs of hospital healthcare services before receiving them. While providing a list of services and prices is useful, it’s only part of the solution to help patients understand what they owe.
By Jordan Rau – The federal government’s effort to penalize hospitals for excessive patient readmissions is ending its first decade with Medicare cutting payments to nearly half the nation’s hospitals. In its 10th annual round of penalties, Medicare is reducing its payments to 2,499 hospitals, or 47% of all facilities.
Dr. John M. Ciccone – The rapid changes in the delivery of healthcare, and the associated technology, present both challenges and opportunities for companies engaged in the healthcare markets. The speed at which these changes are occurring is unprecedented, and will change the face of healthcare delivery worldwide.
Latest news being reported on payers and the health insurance industry including news from AHIP, Anthem, Blue Cross and Blue Shield, CVS Health, Humana, Insurance Applications Group Insurance, UnitedHealthcare, Cigna, Oscar Health and more.
By David W. Johnson – My sister recently gave me a t-shirt that proclaims, “I speak in movie lines, song lyrics and sarcasm.” At least the middle part of that proclamation applies to this month’s song, “Sweet Hospital-at-Home,” sung to the tune of Leonard Skynyrd’s “Sweet Home Alabama.”
By Devin Partida – Health care payments have undergone a tumultuous period in the past two years. Amid the COVID-19 pandemic, CMS has adjusted multiple policies and implemented several new ones. These changes that seek to improve patient care and accessibility have considerable impacts on health care professionals.