A Government Accounting Office Report finds that the reform law's premium tax credit (subsidy) has contributed to an expansion of the number of people with insurance but that many Americans still don't have access to a plan that is affordable (looking only at premium cost, not even considering the cost-sharing features). And we are now learning that many people who thought they were going to get a subsidy aren't.
http://www.gao.gov/assets/670/669165.pdf
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Surgery Partners, an operator of ambulatory surgery centers, is planning for an IPO that might value the company at as much as $2 billion.
Constellation Healthcare Technologies, which provides physician revenue cycle management software, has bought Physicians Practice Plus for up to $20 million.
In an announcement made to an audience pregnant with expectation, Clue has raised $680,000 for its fertility application. I guess the investors weren't clueless.
97% of ER doctors say they order imaging and tests of dubious value in order to avoid potential lawsuits. The study in Academic Emergency Medicine says such unnecessary tests adds $210 billion in annual health spending.
Despite good information availability, an NBER paper finds that consumers don't pay adequate attention to Part D plan features and pricing and this costs them each $536 and Medicare $550 million over three years. You can lead a horse to water but you can't make them drink, or maybe the horse doesn't know how to find the water or maybe they aren't sure how to drink or maybe its too many drugs, or something like that.
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.