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Insurance
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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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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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2014 winners named in top health journalism awards
Soaring drug prices that make even copays unaffordable for many, an unchecked rise in robotic surgery, financial abuse revealed using…
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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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Health Journalism 2015 agenda covers gamut of health care
We have posted descriptions of nearly all of the panels planned for Health Journalism 2015 and it’s an agenda packed…
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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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Experts weigh in on covering the SCOTUS challenge
The Washington, D.C., chapter of the Association of Health Care Journalists had a session last week about the upcoming King v.…
