What to expect from Medicaid block grant waivers
HFMA's Chad Mulvany says the macro design choice that matters to most to providers in any state that adopts the block grant program will be whether the state chooses the true block grant financing option, or if it selects a per capita cap based on the prior year’s enrollment.
How Cigna aims to limit healthcare spending increases to mirror the consumer price index
One of the nation’s largest health plans aims to cut spending increases on healthcare services to align with the consumer price index by the end of 2021.
Is Walmart taking a page out of Clayton Christensen’s playbook?
Walmart developing a low-cost service focused on a segment of the market that traditional players tend to avoid – the uninsured and underinsured – may signal ambitions to move further into healthcare delivery.
HFMA provides comments in support of its members on ‘tri-agency’ price transparency proposed rule
HFMA comments on and suggests improvements to a proposed rule issued by U.S. Departments of Health and Human Services, Labor and the Treasury requiring health plans to provide their members with out-of-pocket cost estimates.
Key takeaways from North Carolina’s move to value-based healthcare
Keith Moore, CEO of McManis Consulting, shares his perspectives on North Carolina’s move to value-based payment and what it means for hospitals and health systems nationwide.
Find the latest numbers shaping healthcare finance
Learn the key numbers that shaped healthcare finance policy and practice in recent weeks.
New Medicaid waivers draw concern from hospitals, optimism from others
The new Medicaid waivers offered by the Trump administration could generate both good and bad outcomes for hospitals.
Elizabeth Warren’s Medicare-for-All plan: The devil in the details
Any objective analysis of Elizabeth Warren’s proposal for Medicare for All should consider its enormous societal and federal costs, and its likely impacts on the health insurance industry and hospitals.
Feb. 2-7: Senate hearing on private provider care for veterans is among upcoming healthcare finance events
A complete listing of healthcare finance-related hearings, conferences, webinars, public forums and deadlines for the week of Feb. 2.
Health system obstacles can prevent the elimination of low-value services
Health system processes — not just physician practice patterns — can create obstacles to eliminating low-value care, value-based payment advocates have found.