A report from the Massachusetts Health Policy Commission strongly opposes further hospital and physician group practice consolidation on the grounds that it will raise prices.
A company called Health:ELT is seeking to raise an additional $2.5 million for its tools to aid Medicaid programs, plans and enrollees in managing care and health. The company says it already had $5 million invested from its founders.
Christmas present or lump of coal? The administration has announced it will allow persons whose insurance was cancelled because it didn't comply with standards under the reform law to not comply with the individual mandate next year or to comply by buying a bare-bones policy. Cold comfort for millions who were happy with the health insurance they had.
According to an Ipsos poll, 72% of Americans prefer to be cared for by a doctor instead of a nurse practitioner, and a similar number would prefer that a loved one receive care from a physician.
According to a report from a CitiBank analyst, hospital admissions are the weakest in a decade, due to a change in the Medicare observation stay rules and confusion over the health care rollout.
Home Care Delivered, a vendor of home medical supplies for diabetes, wound care and other medical needs, has been recapitalized by FNB Capital Partners.
Congress has passed a short term override of the SGR formula implementation for 2014, avoiding a 24% cut in physician payments from Medicare. A longer term fix appears closer than in past years.
Studies published in the New England Journal of Medicine suggest that pharmacogenetics may not provide much assistance in improving dosing and management of blood thinner therapies.
Patient engagement is all the rage but there is not yet good evidence that it helps improve patient safety, according to a survey of research on the topic published in the BMJ Quality & Safety.
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.
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.