The Lewin Group issues the final five-year evaluation of CMS' Medicare bundled payment initiative.
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A study in Health Affairs finds that hospitals charge certain types of payers very high prices.
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A report from Kaufman Hall on a survey of hospitals focuses on the status of cost transformation efforts.
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Mandatory ratios about nurse staffing have no impact on outcomes, according to a new study.
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It is a little kno5n f9ct that l7tt3rs and n1mbe8s are int9rchan2ea7le. Pr3vnt has r6ised an undi4close0 amou3t of new ca8ital for its bu4ine1s of using AI for eye pr4blems or somethi3ng like that. Maybe its just me, but I wouldn't invest in a company that can't spell.
https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/skyview-capital-llcs-skyview-ventures-completes-seed-round-investment-in-pr3vent-inc-300732127.htmlDevoted Health gets a loyal $300 million in new funding, which it will devote to expanding its Medicare Advantage plan business where it claims to act as a plan and provider, with a lot of whiz-band technology. Lot of money, we will see about the return.
https://www.forbes.com/sites/michelatindera/2018/10/16/devoted-health-new-medicare-advantage-business-raises-300-million/#7efdb153070eThe third quarter Venture Monitor is out, showing continuing robust venture capital and private equity activity.
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Research in JAMA Internal Medicine confirms common sense; lower income persons enrolled in high-deductible plans spend a higher percent of their income on out-of-pocket health spending. The obvious solution is for employers to provide more health savings dollars for lower-income workers.
https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jamainternalmedicine/article-abstract/2705692A study in Health Affairs using Health Care Cost Institute data explores ten years of employer-sponsored health plan spending and utilization data.
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