CMS for some period paid some Medicare Advantage plans double bonuses as a quality incentive. A study in Health Services Research finds that these bonuses cost Medicare $3.4 billion but did nothing to improve quality.
Medical staffing powerhouse AMN Healthcare Services is acquiring B.E. Smith, which provides executive search and advisory services for health care firms, for $160 million.
MyHealthTeamshasreceived$5millioninnewfinancingforitschronicdiseasecommunitysupportbusiness. (don't blame me, apparently you aren't supposed to put spaces between words any more)
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The Healthy Skeptic is a website about the health care system, and is written by Kevin Roche, who has many years of experience working in the health industry. Mr. Roche is available to assist health care companies through consulting arrangements through Roche Consulting, LLC and may be reached at khroche@healthy-skeptic.com.