Calif. risk-corridor program looks good
Here’s happier news on risk-corridor results from the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services. As this HealthAffairs piece notes, “In many states, some insurers did not project premium rates at...
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Startup pushes CMS for telemedicine services in cities
There’s a huge, untapped market in big cities for telemedicine. So a New York City startup, DocChat, whose founder and CEO is Michael Okhavi, wants to change that, in part “by targeting young...
View ArticleFor integrating MA plans with ACOs
Healthcare research and policy consultant David Introcaso argues in a HealthAffairs post that Medicare Advantage plans should be included in the federal government’s goal to transition Medicare to a...
View ArticleConveying empathy by e-mail
By BARBARA FEDER OSTROV For Kaiser Health News A healthcare startup made a wild pitch to Cara Waller, CEO of the Newport Orthopedic Institute in Newport Beach, Calif. The company said it could get...
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Bill filed to improve care on Indian reservations
Red Cliff Indian Reservation in Wisconsin during pow wow. Two Republican senators from states with large Native American populations have introduced a bill improve the Indian Health Service, which...
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CMS plans fixed payments for treating heart attacks
Pain zones in a heart attack. The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services wants to pay hospitals fixed amounts for treating the heart attacks of people on Medicare, rather than letting providers...
View ArticleGrowing importance of patients’ reporting their medical outcomes
MedCity News reports: Just 18 percent of hospitals always consult patient-reported outcomes when making clinical decisions and setting care guidelines, according to a survey of hospital executives,...
View ArticleHospitals struggle to keep elderly patients moving
By ANNA GORMAN For Kaiser Health News BIRMINGHAM, Ala. — Thelma Atkins ended up in the University of Alabama at Birmingham (UAB) Hospital-Highlands after a neighbor in her senior living center ran...
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For-profits’ entry into program for the elderly worries some
By SARAH VARNEY For Kaiser Health News DENVER Inside a senior center here, nestled along a bustling commercial strip, Vivian Malveaux scans her bingo card for a winning number. Her 81-year-old eyes...
View ArticleValue-based challenges of small practices
Kevin M. Fickenscher, M.D., in his blog titled The Fickenscher Files, discusses a General Accounting Office report on the challenges faced by small and rural physician practices in moving to...
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Trump administration wants to ease regs for rural providers
The Trump administration, very aware that much of the president’s base is in rural areas, plans to reduce the regulatory burdens on providers there, Governing Magazine reports: “The Centers for...
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