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Change to Medicare will shift physicians into value-based payment
President Obama signed the Medicare Access and CHIP Reauthorization Act of 2015 into law on Thursday afternoon, in what experts…
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What AHCJ’s conferences, social media and a dog’s blog have to do with building a freelance business
My dog helped me land a freelance assignment recently. Actually, my dog’s blogs (he has two) helped me get the…
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As it considers SGR fix, Senate weighs fundamental shifts to Medicare
After voting to eliminate the Sustainable Growth Rate (SGR) formula last week, the U.S. House of Representatives sent the measure…
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Medicare ‘doc fix,’ passed by House, shifts some costs to seniors
The U.S. House of Representatives passed H.R. 2 on Thursday, a bill that would prevent an automatic cut of 21…
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Interested in payment reform? Mark your calendar for these events
If you cover health care payment reform, then you know that health insurers, states, and the Medicare program are all…
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Study: Little evidence that integrating hospital, physician care improves quality or reduces costs
When health system executives tout the benefits of acquiring hospitals or physician groups, they often say the combined entity will…
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Does UnitedHealthcare’s prior-approval rule mean more ‘mother-may-I’ medicine is coming?
The nation’s largest health insurer will require physicians and hospitals to request prior approval before doing most hysterectomies, a move…
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Four insurers reveal what they pay for 70 health care services
Health insurers are taking incremental steps to release information on what they pay to health care providers. Each month, they…
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A problem with precision medicine: It’s not quite precise – at least not yet
At a conference last year, Michael Laposata, M.D., Ph.D., one of the nation’s best known pathologists, explained how clinical laboratories…
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Price transparency gains momentum in N.C., but it’s not consumer-friendly
Health care consumers in North Carolina got some welcome news last month when the state Department of Health and Human…