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Cartoon – The Prognosis
17 recent hospital outlook and credit rating actions
6 things to know about non-embedded deductibles
Non-embedded deductibles are not economical for some families. For some families, such as married couples without children, non-embedded deductible plans can cause families to spend thousands of dollars in extra out-of-pocket expenses that otherwise would have been covered had they purchased individual plans with lower deductibles or embedded family plans.
High Stakes Payment Reform Comes with High Hopes
The most ambitious attempt in a generation to redesign the way physicians are paid for providing services to Medicare beneficiaries is a work in progress.
This CNIO is a Nurse First
Once on track to be a CNO, Amy Rosa took an unexpected detour to becoming a nurse leader and now uses her clinical experience, collaboration skills, and knowledge of informatics to affect patient outcomes as a CNIO.
Walgreens Launches Behavioral Health Screening Program
The screening program is described as a “win, win, win” for consumers, payers, and Walgreens, especially if it improves adherence to medication, says the retailer’s CMO.
A government defeat in House v. Burwell
Having previously held that the House of Representatives has standing to sue, the district court in House v. Burwell has now held that the Obama administration is violating the Appropriations Clause in making cost-sharing payments under the ACA in the absence of the requisite congressional appropriation. The court has stayed its decision pending appeal, meaning that it won’t take immediate effect. Indeed, I suspect it will never take effect.
Cartoon – A Great Leader
What It Takes to Be a Great Leader
There are many leadership programs available today, from one-day workshops to corporate training programs. But chances are, these won’t really help. In this clear, candid talk, Roselinde Torres describes 25 years observing truly great leaders at work and shares the three simple but crucial questions that would-be company chiefs need to ask to thrive in the future. Roselinde is a senior partner and managing director in BCG’s New York office. A senior leader in the firm’s People & Organization practice area, she is also the company’s resident expert on leadership, a topic she has studied her entire career.
