Roadmap To Reducing Healthcare Costs
Colorado Gov. Jared Polis has unveiled a roadmap to address healthcare affordability, and the plan begins with increasing hospital price transparency, according to the Colorado Times Reporter.
Most and Least Stressed-Out States in America
To identify the most- and least-stressed states, WalletHub analysts compared the 50 states on 40 indicators of stress.
Payer Rankings : Largest Employer Market Share In Each State
The three largest private health insurers held 80 percent or more of the employer market in 2015-16, according to a Government Accountability Office analysis.
How Payers Can Collaborate with Providers
Health plans are looking for new ways to compete for customers, and some are finding that collaborating with healthcare providers can improve outcomes and costs for members; however, payers still have to persuade wary providers to work with them, according to a Deloitte analysis.
Lower Healthcare Costs by Paying Patients to Shop
Paying patients to shift to lower-price providers could be a successful option for helping employers and insurers lower healthcare costs, a new study in Health Affairs suggests.
AHA Tackles Social Determinants of Health
The American Hospital Association has opened applications for its second annual AHA Innovation Challenge.
Physician Burnout is a Public Health Crisis
Physician burnout is a public health issue that "urgently demands action" from the rest of the healthcare industry, according to a report from Harvard University and Massachusetts trade groups.
Americans Believe Healthcare is in ‘State of Crisis’
Seven in 10 Americans identified the U.S. healthcare system as being "in a state of crisis" or having "major problems" during a recent Gallup poll.
23 Risks for Healthcare Organizations in 2019
In the upcoming year, persistent uncertain and risk is projected for the US healthcare organizations. Revenue cycle issues such as denials management and patient access are among the risk areas for healthcare organizations next year, according to an analysis from Crowe, a public accounting, consulting and technology firm.
Rate of Uninsured Children Growing
The uninsured rate among children increased between 2016 and 2017, representing 276,000 more uninsured children across the U.S. and the first observed increase in uninsured children since 2008, according to a recent report by the Georgetown University Center for Children and Families.