Healthcare spending nationwide is more expensive in comparison with our international neighbors due to greater medical technology implementation and higher healthcare prices, confirms a Commonwealth...
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) is releasing newly proposed methodology, to be published today. CMS will be accepting both electronic and non-electronic commentary shortly.
Yet...
The United States Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) awarded over $240 million this week – including nearly $176 million in Affordable Care Act (ACA) funding – to strengthen...
The ongoing payment transition from volume to value is bringing the concept of forced alignment into the spotlight. Hospitals, unsure what new outpatient services are best to implement, are now focused...
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) has awarded $110 million to 17 national, regional, and state hospital associations and health system organizations to help slash preventable...
Physician leaders are actively advocating to more tightly weave value into the fabric of the healthcare industry via a simple yet intricate concept: keep care quality high and cost...
In a personal interview with RevCycleIntelligence.com, Joel White, President of the Council for Affordable Health Coverage, presents four key congressional healthcare agenda items that he says...
The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) is on a mission to improve the quality of healthcare, advance patients’ information accessibility, and decrease expenses across the...
Over 17 million people have acquired healthcare coverage via Affordable Care Act (ACA) conditions with over 10 million uninsured individuals eligible for Marketplace coverage, according to a speech...
Both the stabilization of Medicare Advantage premiums and improved accessibility of top-notch care plans are on the healthcare horizon, says the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS)...
The evolution and progression of supply chain and reimbursement tactics and procedures within the healthcare industry serves as a keen focal point requiring acute attention to detail if success is to be...
Despite being a major provision of the Affordable Care Act (ACA), Medicaid expansion has not been implemented in all states and is still having a notable effect on the states in which it has been...
Health insurance coverage woes continue to affect a great number of individuals, claims the President of Physicians for a National Health Program (PNHP).
According to a recent press release, Robert...
The Department of Health & Human Services (HHS) has allocated $500 million in Affordable Care Act (ACA) funding to aid health centers and increase primary care services, according to a recent press...
The Affordable Care Act’s (ACA’s) handling of civil rights matters is under fresh review. The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), seeking to advance health equity under the ACA,...
Along with the fiftieth anniversary of Medicare comes reflection. A recent series of writings within the fall issue of the Journal of American Physicians and Surgeons (JPandS) highlights numerous...
The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) has released new information to assist states with Medicaid and the Children’s Health Insurance Program (CHIP) enrollment. CMS...
Is the Affordable Care Act (ACA) a beautiful success, a gut-wrenching failure, or a complexly vague combination of both? Simply put, opinions are mixed.
Some across the healthcare industry confirm...
According to the Affordable Care Act (ACA), hospitals demonstrating low quality measures face financial penalties under Medicare. However, due to a discovered loophole as confirmed within a...
The Affordable Care Act’s (ACA) “Cadillac Tax” – applying to employers offering healthcare plans that are more than double the average contribution – is a 40 percent...
