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Dallas Ebola case raises questions about care for the uninsured
When Thomas Eric Duncan died Wednesday of Ebola at Texas Health Presbyterian Hospital in Dallas, one of many questions that…
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Questions for reporters to ask about Medicare Advantage
Between now and Oct. 15, when open enrollment begins for Medicare Advantage, health insurers are likely to drop some of…
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When patients get lab test results, journalists may need these resources
Next month, all clinical laboratories must make patients’ laboratory test results available to patients who request them. Under rules three…
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How a secretive panel uses data that distorts doctors’ pay
One factor that makes health care costs difficult to manage is the system the federal government and health insurers use…
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What’s the downside to value-based purchasing and pay for performance?
Pay for performance (P4P) is often touted as one of the best ways to improve health care quality. In most…
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Will increased revenue at for-profit hospitals lead more states to expand Medicaid?
Will large hospital systems start to pressure officials in the states that have not expanded Medicaid now that their revenues…
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Webcast: Under value-based insurance design, would insurers pay members for high-value services?
Here’s the bare-minimum definition of value-based insurance design: Those who are the most ill should pay the least for treatment.…
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Medicare, insurers questioning payment differences based on where care is delivered
Health insurers and the federal Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) pay much different rates for clinical services, depending…
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Webcast: How value-based insurance design breaks down financial barriers to care
Covering health care requires writing about the cost of care. Determining if costs are rising or falling and by how…
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ACA rules force health insurers to increase spending on care delivery
A new report on how health insurers are complying with the medical loss ratio rules shows insurers spent more on…