What You Need to Know About Medicaid, the ACA, and the Exchanges
How will Medicaid work with the new exchange? What changes have occurred as a result of the ACA?
A “RARE” Success Story: 5 Key Areas for Reducing Readmissions
Readmissions are a major contributor to the rising costs of healthcare. As such, the ACA has designated CMS to set forth and oversee the readmissions process, including assessing penalties for hospitals with excessive readmission rates.
What You Need to Know About Medicare Enrollment 2013?
Open enrollment for Medicare begins October 15, 2013 and extends through December 7, 2013. Do you know what the costs and coverages are? Do you understand Medigap policies? Is Medicare part of the health insurance marketplaces?
BHM Successfully Launches Inaugural Webinar
On October 3, 2013, BHM hosted its first webinar entitled The Impact of the ACA on US Hospitals. The presentation was widely successful and has opened the doors for BHM experts to share additional content in the near future.
TeleVox Healthy World Report Highlights the Reasons Behind the Obesity Epidemic
Obesity has been classified by the CDC as a disease and is reaching epidemic proportions.
7 Things to Know About the 2013/2014 Flu Season
What can we expect for the 2013/2014 flu season? What’s new? How are the flu strains chosen? What are the symptoms? How can you prevent the flu? What groups at the highest risk?
The 10 Commandments of the ACA
The Affordable Care Act (ACA) is filled with hundreds of provisions that can read very much like the 10 commandments – “thou shalt” and thou “shalt not”. The ACA was designed to provide affordable accessible coverage to individuals while holding insurance companies accountable.
Why is Your Health Insurance So Expensive? Infographic
What factors go into the costs of healthcare? Fraud, waste, inefficiencies, limited number of primary care physicians, the rising costs associated with baby boomers, increased cases of chronic illness..... the list goes on and on. Enjoy this infographic.
Top 5 Reasons Hospitals are Losing Money
So you know the major reasons why hospitals are losing money?
5 Tips to Help Prevent Alzheimer’s Disease
While there is no cure to date for Alzheimer’s, there are several proactive steps you can take to reduce or prevent the effects of this disease. Do you know what the symptoms are? Do you know where to find additional information?