Pricing

National Hospital Survey Shares Insight into CMS’s Price Transparency Requirement

Hospitals expressed uncertainty about the usefulness of information supplied in response to CMS’s IPPS transparency requirements, but also recognize that the rule amplifies healthcare industry efforts to provide meaningful price estimates for healthcare services. 

Jamie Cleverley February 21, 2019

Using Ambulatory Pricing Strategically to Protect and Grow Market Share

An increasing regulatory focus on price transparency also is an impetus for hospitals and health systems to pursue ambulatory care pricing strategies aimed at growing market share.

Craig Allan Ahrens, MHA, MBA January 3, 2019

hfm Magazine: November 2018

The November 2018 edition of hfm explores people and culture in healthcare finance, focusing on performance improvement, academic-community relationships, and care delivery.

HFMA November 1, 2018

Why Your Access Strategy Demands Pricing Transparency

Consumers have come to expect price transparency in health care, which has greatly increased the strategic and operational importance of providers’ charge master descriptions and other pricing frameworks.

Nicholas Malenka, MHA October 29, 2018

Reconciling Charges and Pricing Through Charge Description Master Redesign

Providers should restructure pricing schedules to bring charges into better alignment with the actual cost of services, developing a long-term pricing model that is attractive to both patients and employers.

Leonard Brauner, CPA October 26, 2018

The Conscience of the Generic Drug Market

Created to address the high costs and shortages of generic medications, the not-for-profit generic drug manufacturer Civica Rx aims to be a societal asset by providing patients across the nation with affordable access to the medications they need.

Jenna Jackson October 8, 2018

Forum Networking Webinar: Developing Rational Health Service Prices – Key Takeaways

During this Forum-exclusive networking webinar, attendees participated in an interactive discussion about approaches for setting hospital prices, as well as ways to reduce patient charges. 

HFMA September 28, 2018

Forum Networking Webinar: Developing Rational Health Service Prices

During this Forum-exclusive networking webinar, attendees participated in an interactive discussion about approaches for setting hospital prices, as well as ways to reduce patient charges. 

HFMA September 28, 2018

Getting Proactive About Bundles

Building on lessons learned from early bundle experiences, a midwestern health system is proactively designing its own bundles as it works with insurers and the state to craft bundles that better represent clinical and operational realities.

Anne Stockton September 26, 2018

Legislation on Surprise Billing Targets Insurers

Sept. 18—Following a recent survey that found the general public blames insurers for unexpected healthcare bills, high-profile draft legislation that would primarily target payers was offered this week.

Rich Daly September 19, 2018
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