By Hannah Nelson
October 30, 2023 – The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) has released a proposed rule for public comment that would establish disincentives for healthcare providers found by the HHS Office of…
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Among telehealth physicians, there’s a lot of chatter about an upcoming change in Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) policy that would require physicians and other healthcare providers to report their home addresses…
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By Sara Heath
October 26, 2023 – Having health insurance coverage isn’t enough to attenuate high healthcare costs and their impacts on patient access to care, according to a new Commonwealth Fund report.
Anywhere from 43 to…
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What You Should Know:
– UnitedHealthcare and RUSH Health announced a new relationship that will give UnitedHealthcare Medicare Advantage plan members network access to all RUSH Health locations in Illinois for the first time, effective…
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By Anuja Vaidya
October 24, 2023 – Numerous industry groups and healthcare stakeholders are requesting the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) to continue allowing healthcare providers to conduct telehealth services from their homes without…
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A Formula 1 racing car is no joke. It’s purpose built, at great cost, at state of the art facilities with wind tunnels to improve aerodynamic performance and speed. The goal is simple: to…
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The following is a guest article by Pete Heydt, President at Patient Pay
Ninety-five percent of healthcare leaders expect outpatient volumes to increase, with many anticipating increases of 10% or more this year, a recent…
Medicaid needs innovation, but there are several barriers in place for startups, including challenges in raising capital. Medicaid-focused startups get substantially less funding than their Medicare Advantage counterparts. More than 90 million low-income people…
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Hilton Hudson, MD, FACS, and CEO of HPC International
In May 2022, a California doctor was sentenced to nearly eight years in prison for his involvement in a $12 million Medicare fraud scheme. His crime: performing unnecessary…
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Previous articles in this series showed why social determinants of health (SDoH) are the hottest recent addition to data used by the medical industry. We’ve explored how SDoH data is defined and shared. This…
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