The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation sponsors the ABIM Foundation which runs the Choosing Wisely initiative to reduce unnecessary care and which has released a survey of physicians regarding the subject.
The Federation of State Medical Boards has issued issued a model policy for suggested regulation of telemedicine. It isn’t clear that even if adopted, the proposed model would remove impediments to rational use of telemedicine.
A Statistical Brief from the Agency for Healthcare Research & Quality examines hospital readmissions for the year 2011.
An InstaMed report gives interesting information on health care service payment trends, from both the provider and payer perspective.
The Corporate Executive Board and HighRoads put out results of a survey of employers regarding certain features of their plans.
Today we report on what MedPAC had to say about post-acute care in its annual report to Congress.
Today’s continuation of the discussion on the MedPAC annual report to Congress focuses on Medicare Advantage and Part D.
In the first quarter of 2014, health care spending jumped by an alarming 9.9%, according to the Bureau of Economic Analysis.
As usual, the Medicare Payment Advisory Commission’s annual report to Congress gives extensive insights into potential issues and changes for the program.
The Rand Corporation looks at the role medical products play in health spending growth and what can be done to encourage the development and use of only high-value innovations.