high costs
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Providers & Payers Need to Learn How to Play Nice Sooner Rather Than Later
Even though providers and payers don’t always get along, they need to come together now more than ever. In the post-pandemic landscape, the healthcare industry won’t be able to maintain care quality and protect patient access without strong collaboration between these two parties, health system leaders said during a virtual panel.
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Devices & Diagnostics, Hospitals, Policy
NYTimes reminds us why most don’t care about the medical device tax
In a rough U.S. economy, the NYTimes showed why medical tourism isn’t crazy: it can […]
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Payer’s Place: Dawn Maroney
Dawn Maroney, President, Markets of Alignment Health and CEO of Alignment Health Plan, to discuss how they are using technology to provide better service and care to consumers.
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Medicaid expansion: Deja vu all over again
Republican governors are following the script of Obama and Clinton in their campaign strategy for […]
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Hospitals, MedCity Influencers, Payers, Policy
Friedman applied to healthcare: Spending someone else’s money on someone else (video)
In the discussion on Dr. Keith Smith’s defense of his right to earn a fair […]
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Doctor self-referrals for advanced imaging cost Medicare $100M in 2010
According to a Government Accountability Office report, doctors who referred patients for tests involving advanced imaging machines that they or a family member owned cost Medicare more than $100 million in 2010.
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‘Prefunding’ healthcare rule will sink the Post Office long before e-mail does
Email and social media may be contributing to the decline of the United States Postal […]
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Will cost-sharing be enough to create more smart healthcare consumers?
In some surveys, U.S. consumers seem primed for health engagement, liking the ability to schedule […]
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Four Drugs – Each Creating A Tough Dilemma
For a parent of a child with cystic fibrosis, a new drug that could eradicate […]