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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Health System Demonstrates Meaningful Price Transparency Is Possible
Baptist Memorial Health Care’s online Expense Navigator allows patients to estimate out-of-pocket expenses according to their insurance status and check their eligibility for financial assistance.