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costs
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#AHCJ18 panel to examine impact of hospital consolidations on costs
Last year, there were 115 hospital and health system mergers and acquisitions – the highest number recorded in recent history,…
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Physicians say Anthem policy on ‘unneeded’ ER visits puts patients at risk
Emergency medicine physicians contend that Anthem’s policy regarding payment for emergency room visits in some of its markets has been…
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Keep an eye out for expanded Medicaid managed care in your state
More and more states are offering Medicaid managed care, with more than half of all Medicaid beneficiaries now receiving their…
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Mergers may transform health care as insurers encourage moving patients into lower cost sites of care
For decades, those who pay for health care have urged providers to move patients out of hospitals into lower cost…
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Why ACOs have potential for improving end-of-life care
Accountable Care Organizations, which were created by the Affordable Care Act as one way to improve the delivery of health…
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Many older adults struggle with high drug costs
How can older adults save money on the high cost of prescription medication? It could be as simple as talking…
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Aging experts assess priorities under a new administration
From the future of delivery system reform to controlling prescription drug costs to considering how states may handle proposed Medicaid…
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Harsh CBO score doesn’t ease the path of Senate Republicans writing their repeal bill
If Senate Republicans were hoping that this week’s new CBO score of their revamped House health bill was going to…
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Examining efforts to lower cost of caring for seniors at home
It’s long been known that 5 percent of all Medicare patients account for more than half of Medicare spending. In…
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What’s next for drug costs? #AHCJ17 hears from the experts – including a patient
President Donald Trump has spoken about the cost of drugs frequently. Though not always clearly and consistently, he has called…