The entry of Medicaid managed-care insurers into the exchange market will test whether a broader segment of Americans will accept the economy-class health coverage.
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Most of the 37 organizations responding to Modern Healthcare's third annual survey of ACOs reported that efforts to track their performance included care-coordination measures.
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With the use of genetic testing growing rapidly, Cigna Corp. has become the first major health insurer to require subscribers who are at risk for breast cancer, colorectal cancer syndromes or Long QT syndrome and are considering genetic testing to first meet with a certified genetic counselor.
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The entry of Medicaid managed-care insurers into the exchange market will test whether a broader segment of Americans will accept the economy-class health coverage.
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A new report from the Institute of Medicine may finally put to rest the idea that policymakers should adopt a geographically based value index to set Medicare reimbursements, a proposal favored by providers and members of Congress in regions that have high-quality, low-cost care.
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While state-run health insurance exchanges have reported that premiums for 2014 health plans generally will be lower than for comparable 2013 products, congressional Republicans and others have questioned whether that will hold true for exchanges in the 35 states where the federal government will...
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The cost of connecting one health information technology system with another remains a significant barrier to achieving the national goal of a computerized and interconnected healthcare industry. Healthcare providers complain that they often pay high fees...
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Slightly more than a year after the Leapfrog Group unveiled controversial letter grades for hospital safety, the organization introduced an online tool to help employers calculate the “hidden surcharge”...
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Mayo Clinic researchers asked physicians who should play the biggest role in addressing healthcare costs and to rate their enthusiasm for various ways to do it
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Healthcare employers are wary while unions representing healthcare workers are hopeful as the U.S. Senate appears poised this week to confirm two Obama administration appointees to the National Labor Relations Board, thus moving toward filling all five board seats. Two Republican nominees also are...
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The push to manage population health may be fueling consolidation across the healthcare industry, but some systems are pushing back with looser partnerships that allow them to retain some independence and present fewer regulatory hassles.
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Khlood Salman became a strong advocate for better healthcare for Muslims in the U.S. after finding out shortly after graduating from nursing school that three of her young Muslim friends had breast cancer.
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People waiting to read the Federation of State Medical Boards' annual report summarizing national statistics for doctor discipline are waiting in vain. The FSMB has quietly killed its Annual Summary of Board Actions report. The Federation, which has published the report since 1985, promises that a...
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Most of the 37 organizations responding to Modern Healthcare's third annual survey of ACOs reported that efforts to track their performance included care-coordination measures.
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MAYWOOD, Ill.—Loyola University Chicago is scheduled to break ground Aug. 16 on a new $137 million medical research and education building at its Health Sciences Campus in Maywood. A collaborative project with Catholic Health East-Trinity—the parent of Loyola University Health...
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KINGSPORT, Tenn.—With the help of six employers in northeast Tennessee and southwest Virginia, Wellmont Health System in Kingsport introduced a free community health initiative known as Wellmont LiveWell. Eastman Chemical Co., Food City, Alpha Natural Resources, Domtar Corp.,...
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MANHASSET, N.Y.—Only two hospitals have earned the U.S. Green Building Council's highest honor for the entirety of their operations: Dell Children's Medical Center of Central Texas, Austin; and Kiowa County Memorial Hospital, Greensburg, Kan. But Katz Women's Hospital in Manhasset is...
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Editor's note: As health systems continue to diversify across the continuum of care, healthcare leaders will need to identify which services to offer and where to offer them. A recent Modern Healthcare editorial webinar, “The Future of Specialty Service Lines in a Diversified...
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In 1989, the Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act mandated use of the resource-based relative value scale methodology for physician payments under Medicare Part B. It's time for review.
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Regarding “Reform Update: Obama touts ACA benefits amid GOP efforts to dismantle provisions”, whether one supports the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act or not, it has to be viewed as sheer...
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A list of the most profitable health insurance, medical device and drug/biologic companies, ranked by 2012 profit margin as three separate rankings. Source: U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission. Published July 29, 2013, pg. 38.
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The Cleveland Clinic made several leadership changes at its Cleveland-area community hospitals. The system said in a news release that the changes are “part of a natural transition in leadership and will position Cleveland Clinic to better meet the...
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In the United Arab Emirates, the phrase “worth its weight in gold” now has a literal meaning. As part of an effort to get the oil-rich Middle Eastern country to slim down, the government is offering to give residents a gram of gold for each kilogram, roughly 2.2 pounds, they lose by...
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While the hospital construction boom is a well-documented phenomenon, less attention has been paid to a corollary trend: an uptick in hospital demolitions.
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“We have one last chance to stop this if the White House won't cooperate, and that's through our budgeting process. Some will say, 'Well, that's crazy. You are going to shut down the government over Obamacare?' No, what's crazy is moving forward with this thing.”
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