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Fight Over Medicare Pay Hinges on Primary Care
The fight over physician payments underscores how Medicare's strict budgeting rules can create unintended consequences
CMMI Teases New Behavioral, Maternal Health Models Launching This Year
The CMS agency that tests value-based payment models hopes to announce two new models in behavioral health and maternal health later this year.
How Epic Took Over the Hospital EHR Market
Since the federal government pushed the use of electronic health records in 2009, there has been a race among vendors to sell the software solutions to health systems.
Health Systems Investing Heavily in ASCs
Payers, patients and providers see ASCs as a low-cost, high-quality site for care, but health systems also see other advantages in expanding their outpatient footprint, including increasing market share, recruiting top-line, quality physicians and attracting new business.
Supply of Physicians and Allied Health Providers Varies Across Large U.S. Markets
It is essential to remember that demand for services is primarily a function of care trends and population shifts, which are market-specific.
Urology Opens the Door to Private Equity and Consolidation
“Urology is a surgical subspecialty where you can do very well as an investor,” said Hector Torres, a managing director at DC Advisory. However, urology has flown somewhat under the radar in recent years as excitement around other hot specialties like cardiology and orthopedics surged.
Oregon Health System Terminates Contract with UnitedHealthcare
Corvallis, OR-based Samaritan Health Services cited slow "processing of requests and claims" that have made it difficult to provide appropriate care to UnitedHealth's members.
‘Decelerated Growth’: Home Care Costs Continue To Climb For Providers, Clients
Rates have climbed 25-40% in the last two years, depending on the market.
State-Level Policies Ramped Up Telehealth Services for Substance Use Disorder Treatment
Researchers found that telehealth usage in SUD treatment facilities skyrocketed in recent years, jumping from 18% in 2019 to 79% in 2022.
Sen. Sanders’ Primary Care Plan Under Fire
To pay for new spending, the legislation has offsets that are highly objectionable to hospitals and some other health interests.