Medicare's hospital readmission penalty, which we have repeatedly described as unfair and inept, is now punishing more than half the country's hospitals, with a cumulative revenue loss of over $500 million.
GoHealth, the operator of an online health insurance marketplace, is acquiring health insurance agency Connected Benefits to facilitate offering of group plans.
Medstreaming, a vendor of software solutions for the cardiology, vascular and radiology specialties, is acquiring Physician Billing Partners which does revenue cycle management for the same vendors.
Healthways, a model history lesson for current hyped companies, has sold its population health unit to Sharecare. It appears that Healthways basically got nothing for the unit.
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.
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