AHIP on Surprise Medical Billing
Many rural Americans struggle with healthcare affordability and healthcare access, according to a recent poll.
Payers Intend to Increase ACA Plans Offered in 2020
Today eHealth, Inc. released results from a survey of health insurance companies touching on enrollment trends, public policy issues, and the politics of health care in the United States.
Rising Drug Prices Immune to Market Forces
A new study published in the Journal of the American Medical Association, which examined prices for the 49 top-selling drugs between January 2012 and December 2017, found virtually all brands of drugs rose in price on a regular basis.
Physician Burnout Costs $4.6B Annually
Direct expenses tied to physician burnout cost the U.S. more than $4 billion annually, according to a study published in Annals of Internal Medicine.
ACOs with Multiple EHRs Struggle with IT Health Care Coordination
ACOs connected by a single EHR were more successful at care coordination, though most also supplement their EHR platform with other tools and technology, according to a report from HHS' Office of Inspector General.
32% of Rural Americans Struggle with Healthcare Access
Many rural Americans struggle with healthcare affordability and healthcare access, according to a recent poll.
Slow Progress Toward Total Value Based Care
Multispecialty medical group and integrated delivery system revenue is increasingly risk-based, but these organizations continue to experience barriers that slow their progress toward total value-based healthcare, according to a new survey.
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 ...