Paying For ‘Patient Satisfaction’ Harms Hospitals That Care For Poor People

http://www.forbes.com/sites/peterubel/2015/10/16/paying-for-patient-satisfaction-harms-hospitals-that-care-for-poor-people/?utm_campaign=forbeshealth

Patient Satisfaction

More Obamacare Premium Is Spent On Care But The Price Is Rising

http://www.forbes.com/sites/brucejapsen/2015/10/18/more-obamacare-premium-is-spent-on-care-but-the-price-is-rising/?utm_campaign=forbeshealth

MedPAC suggests alternative models for rural hospitals

http://www.fiercehealthfinance.com/story/medpac-suggests-alternative-models-rural-hospitals/2015-10-15?utm_medium=nl&utm_source=internal

Rural Health

Standalone EDs, clinics could work as viable replacements

Group Pressures Medical Board of Calif. on Probation Transparency

http://www.californiahealthline.org/articles/2015/10/19/group-pressures-medical-board-of-calif-on-probation-transparency

Physician Probation Transparency

Hospitals Urged To Avoid Serving Meat From Livestock Raised on Antibiotics

http://www.californiahealthline.org/capitol-desk/2015/10/hospitals-urged-to-avoid-serving-meat-from-livestock-raised-on-antibiotics

Superbugs

Home healthcare at the crossroads as market expands

http://www.healthcaredive.com/news/home-healthcare-at-the-crossroads-as-market-expands/407174/

 

Obamacare Has Given Doctors A 3% Pay Raise

http://www.forbes.com/sites/brucejapsen/2015/10/04/obamacare-has-given-doctors-a-three-percent-pay-raise/

A demonstrator outside the Supreme Court in support of President Obama’s health law, the Affordable Care Act (ACA), holds up a “ACA is Here to Stay” sign June 25, 2015 in Washington after justices ruled 6-3 to save Obamacare tax subsidies.  Photographer: Andrew Harrer/Bloomberg.

U.S. Healthcare spending accounts for 18.2% of GDP

http://www.healthcaredive.com/news/healthcare-spending-accounts-for-182-of-gdp/407252/

Click to access CSHS-Spending-Brief_October_2015_0.pdf