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Report shows how hospital rating reports can meet patients’ needs more effectively
The federal Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services launched the Hospital Compare website to let consumers evaluate hospital performance based…
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Cities sue administration over ACA policy
The latest in the Affordable Care Act legal battles: U.S. cities suing President Trump and top health officials at HHS…
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Pre-existing conditions re-emerge: Find out who might be affected
The latest anti-Affordable Care Act lawsuit from a score of conservative state attorneys general – partly backed by the U.S.…
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Changes are on the way for military dental benefits
Changes are coming for 1.6 million military retirees and family members who obtain oral health care benefits through the TRICARE…
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Infectious disease outbreaks rise with opioid epidemic
Cases of infectious diseases such as hepatitis A, B and C, sexually transmitted diseases (STDs) and human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)…
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Summit of tech giants takes on the cloud and improving patient data interoperability
At a developer conference hosted at the White House last week, six of the biggest tech companies issued a joint…
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Is value-based health care a fad?
There’s no doubt that the health system needs new payment models to replace the aging fee-for-service (FFS) method criticized for…
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When evaluating value-based care, consider whether costs are falling and quality is improving
During the Health Journalism 2018 conference in Phoenix, one presenter was unequivocal about the significance of value-based care in lowering costs…
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New tip sheet can assist your coverage of threats to Medicaid dental benefits
Roughly 38 million low-income adults across the United States rely upon Medicaid for a broad range of health care benefits.…
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Dental benefits for Medicaid-eligible adults vary widely by state
In spite of efforts by dental directors and oral health coalitions to preserve dental services in their states, history has…
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