‘Medicare for All’ leader laments Medicare problems
A leading congressional advocate of “Medicare for All” this week excoriated Medicare for the billing problems she dealt with during her late husband’s last years of declining health. But she insists such headaches would not follow expansion of the program to all Americans.
How narratives can drive hospital innovation
A healthcare start-up investor says established organizations can — and must — become innovators by using the power of narrative.
Forecast: ACA tug-of-war to continue through 2020
Given the political realities of a divided government, the forecast through 2020 calls for a continuation of the tug-of- war over the Affordable Care Act (ACA) in Washington. With the ongoing expansion of the field of Democratic Party contenders for the presidency in 2020, not to mention the continuing battle over the ACA between the…
Analysis: Effect of expansion of pre-tax accounts for employees to purchase insurance
HFMA's Chad Mulvany shares the possible impact of a proposed rule that allows employers to make pre-tax contributions for employees to purchase individual coverage starting in 2020.
Four key takeaways from Congress’s latest single-payer hearing
Although the first hearing by a healthcare committee on recent coverage expansion proposals was supposed to encompass a range of Democratic bills, national single-payer proposals garnered almost all the attention.
Analysis: Why some participants are likely to leave the Oncology Care Model
Some participants in CMS’s Oncology Care Model may exit the program instead of being transitioned into a two-sided risk model.
June 2-7: See what events are coming in healthcare
Stay ahead of healthcare news and developments with this listing of hearings, conferences, webinars, public forums and deadlines for the week of June 2.
Analysis: CMS announces ET3 FAQs and request for applications
Chad Mulvany says watching how CMMI’s Emergency Triage, Treat and Transport model rolls out will be interesting because of the potential impact on Medicare ED visits and related inpatient admissions.
Analysis: 4 significant findings from the recent AMGA Physician Risk Survey
HFMA’s Chad Mulvany discusses four findings from the latest AMGA Physician Risk Survey about the transition to alternative payment models and risk.
States look to Medicare-based reference pricing as the solution to price variation for employee hospital services
To reduce prices paid for hospital services delivered to their employees, Montana and North Carolina are pursuing reference pricing based on Medicare rates.