Hospital CEO Pledges To Make Health Care Prices Public
The chief executive of a Miami, Florida hospital has pledged to begin addressing one of the most dysfunctional aspects of the American health care system, according to MedCity News. He’s …
CMS: Medicaid Disproportionate Share Hospital Allotment Payment Reductions
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) put on display at the Federal Register a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking titled “Medicaid Disproportionate Share Hospital Allotment Payment Reductions” (CMS-2367-P.) The Affordable Care …
Hospice Being Marketed as a Cost-Cutter for Hospitals
Hospice marketers, exploring possibilities for new revenue to help continue the industry’s remarkable growth, are looking to exploit a provision in the 2010 health care law by persuading hospitals to …
Inconsistency in Hospital Charges Alarming
The White House administration revealed what over 3,000 hospitals charge for common medical procedures in an early effort to challenge healthcare costs by showing consumers how prices for the same …
Maine Medical Center and Anthem BCBS Prepare to Launch ACO
One of Maine’s largest hospital systems has teamed up with the state’s biggest private health insurer in an effort to improve patients’ health while lowering costs. MaineHealth, parent organization of …
West Penn Allegheny Health System says UPMC Physicians Want to Switch
Many of the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center doctors have inquired about switching to Allegheny Health Network, West Penn Allegheny Health System Chief Medical Officer Tony Farah said Monday. How …
Pennsylvania Hospital Seeks Partnership with Network
A rural southwestern Pennsylvania hospital says in a letter to employees that it is seeking a “strategic relationship” with a larger health network. The letter doesn’t specify a potential partner …
Insurer and Michigan Hospitals Switch Reimbursement Plan
Michigan’s largest health insurer and a dozen hospitals announced Monday they are starting to carry out a cost-saving deal designed to prevent unnecessary or overused tests and procedures, an attempt …