Ranking The Best States for Healthcare 2019

Washington is the best state in the nation and the No. 4 state for healthcare, according to U.S. News & World Report’s Best States rankings released May 14.

Which States Are Least Prepared to Manage Health Emergencies?

Although readiness for disasters, disease outbreaks and other emergencies continued to improve in 32 states and the District of Columbia in 2018, there are still large health security disparities with clusters of states in the South-Central, Upper Mountain West, Pacific Coast and Midwest regions lagging significantly behind the rest of the nation, according to the National Health Security Preparedness Index.

Medicare Plan Could Save $73 Billion

By using external reference pricing to match U.S. drug prices to those in Japan, the U.K. or Canada, Medicare could have saved nearly $73 billion in 2018 …

White House Aims To Cut Opioid Prescriptions 33% by 2022

The Trump administration seeks cut opioid prescription fills by 33 percent in three years through better education and adherence to pain-management …

Value of Patient-Generated Health Data

Patient-generated health data (PGHD) has not yet been embraced as a revolutionary tool for healthcare, despite being touted as having the potential to increase patient engagement and clinician insight, according to a new study published in the Journal of the American Medical Informatics Association.

AHIP’s Opposition of “Medicare for All Act of 2019”

On April 30, 2019, AHIP submitted a statement for a hearing in the House Rules Committee that focused on the “Medicare for All Act of 2019.”

Seven Years Until Fiscal Cliff For Medicare

More than 71 percent of surveyed employers are integrating or considering bundling their medical, pharmacy, dental, vision and disability benefits under a single employee package, according to a new study released by Anthem.

Why One Million Americans Have Been Uninsured Since 2016

More than 71 percent of surveyed employers are integrating or considering bundling their medical, pharmacy, dental, vision and disability benefits under a single employee package, according to a new study released by Anthem.

Humana Launches Nationwide Value Based Cancer Care Program

As part of its effort to shift more of its business towards value-based care arrangements, Louisville-based insurer Humana has launched a national Oncology Model of Care program meant to drive better treatment of cancer patients across the country.

Value Based Care in America A State-by-State Review

Value-based care programs are flourishing across the U.S., with a seven-fold increase in the number of states implementing such initiatives in the past five years. That’s according to Value-Based Care in America: State-by-State, the second national study of state healthcare payment programs published by Change Healthcare.