Tag Archives: Reform
Medicare at 50: Is privatization the way to go?
California’s ACA insurance rates to rise an average of 4%
How merger mania will impact the healthcare industry
What’s the Value of Medicaid? Who Really Benefits?
Contemplating health care with a focus on research, an eye on reform.
What’s driving the big health insurance mergers?
http://www.healthcaredive.com/news/whats-driving-the-big-health-insurance-mergers/402945/
As with the recent flurry of hospital mergers and acquisitions, the biggest driving force for the current insurance industry mergers is likely the Affordable Care Act (ACA). The New York Times says that although the ACA is bringing insurers more revenue by way of additional customers, greater pricing transparency and government funding cuts have also put more pressure on their profit margins.
The changing future of Medicare and Medicaid at 50
Hospitals pay big price for lack of Medicaid expansion
Why even the most prepared providers aren’t ready for ICD-10
After being delayed in 2009, 2012 and 2014, the nation’s switch to ICD-10 is once again slated to occur this October. Although the industry has had years to prepare, the negative effects of the switch may be felt by all providers, even those that believe they are fully ready for the new coding system
HENRY KOTULA 