Hospital charges for the same services can vary greatly from hospital to hospital. The Department of Health and Human Services(HHS) and the Centers for Medicaid and Medicare (CMS) have created a database making some of these charges available to the public.
It is evident that there will be a shortage of physicians. We have a shortage now. So, we are going to expand Medicaid and potentially have an extremely large number of additional lives that could be covered. This new group, while not all of course, but a good number are going to visit a doctor for the first time or the first time in a long time. Additionally, the exchanges will be implemented in full force adding another group of eligible consumers. How are we going to be able to treat this huge influx? These are just the new issues. We still have an aging population who require additional care. 2014 is going to a very tenuous year for healthcare in terms of supply and demand.
Preliminary studies show mixed results in terms of costs/usage and diagnosis/treatment as a result of Medicaid expansion.
What promises were made during the Presidential campaigns? Which promises are falling by the waste side?
Many healthcare organizations are facing financial issues due to changes in the economy, changes to federal, state, and local legislation, and paradigm shifts caused by reform. What can providers and hospital organizations do to improve their profitability? How does an organization begin to recognize and implement changes to positively affect the bottom line?
How is our healthcare system doing? What changes need to be made? Is the Affordable Care Act the answer? What suggestions do you have to help fix our healthcare system? What are you doing to help reduce healthcare costs? How are you offsetting Medicare cutbacks?
A new and improved simplified version of the application for health insurance benefits under Obamacare aka Healthcare Reform is due to be released. Obamacare simplification - is that an oxymoron like jumbo shrimp?
The Physician Payments Sunshine Act final rule was announced by CMS in February 2013 and requires public disclosure of transfers in value by manufacturers of medical devices and drugs.
The Patient Protection Affordable Care Act (PPACA) seeks to provide accessible affordable care to more Americans. However, the ripple effects of the sequestration (to Medicare patients undergoing cancer treatments) are in direct contrast to these goals and principles.
With the focus on the clinical side of your healthcare delivery system, many organizations have a tendency to overlook their […]