A study in Health Affairs examines the nature of provider networks in Medicare Advantage plans, with a focus on prevalence of narrow networks.
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Payment facilitator InstaMed releases its ninth annual survey on trends in health care payments.
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A study finds that a small percent of total Medicare spending is for primary care, but it is not clear if that is good or bad.
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A new analysis finds that just a few drugs account for much of the growth in Medicare Part D spending.
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Redox, which offers technology to allow providers to use clinical data in various health care applications, has secured $33 million in additional capital.
https://medcitynews.com/2019/04/redox-nabs-33-million-to-enable-effective-healthcare-data-use/?utm_campaign=MCN%20Daily%20Top%20Stories&utm_source=hs_email&utm_medium=email&utm_content=71881398&_hsenc=p2ANqtz-8uwNCKwUtWvN5LwwQ6Z2tA2fx0o0nTruOd4_7paU6lcO-AVyFdON6SDiX8CVa6IhXbZSAkXU-7isfnhiuDkvWbpOcDd9-U1Tuaf5BbwwCJX4VqBjA&_hsmi=71881398&rf=1A new study reported in JAMA finds limited short-term impact on outcomes of an extensive employer wellness program.
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A Health Affairs study finds that greater hospital concentration is associated with higher insurance premiums on the ACA marketplaces.
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Medbelle, a British firm creating what it calls a "digital hospital", which actually appears to be nothing more than a scheduling system, raises $7 million in financing, proving that hype isn't limited to the US market.
https://medcitynews.com/2019/04/u-k-startup-medbelle-raises-7-million-for-its-digital-hospital-platform/?rf=1A study in Health Services Research estimates the cost of inpatient hospital errors in care.
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