Chad Mulvany, FHFMA
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Chad Mulvany, FHFMA
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Analysis: What’s behind the Trump Administration’s push on price disclosure in healthcare
The Trump administration is looking to price transparency initiatives to help strengthen the President’s resume on healthcare given that healthcare remains a key issue for voters across the political spectrum.
Analysis: What to expect after the initial release of draft “surprise bill” legislation
What might providers expect next given the recent release of bi-partisan drafts of bills aimed at relieving the consumer burden of surprise bills?
Analysis: Healthcare industry implications when more private-equity groups buy specialty physician practices
As more private equity groups get involved in healthcare deals, industry insiders express concerns about possible negative impacts on healthcare as a whole.
Analysis: CMMI primary care initiatives: Potential opportunity but lots of questions
The five new alternative payment models offer multiple participation options for primary care practices of different sizes with advanced capabilities.
Analysis: Comparing commercial hospital rates to Medicare is inappropriate
RAND study says hospitals treating patients with private health insurance were paid 2.4-times the Medicare rates, but Chad Mulvany says Medicare is the wrong measuring stick.
Analysis: Walmart’s provider partnerships address cost reduction, patient experience and outcomes
Walmart’s venture into healthcare cost savings for its employees has wide-ranging potential financial impacts for hospitals and health systems.
Analysis: UnitedHealthcare expands MA bundled payment plan offerings for 2020
HFMA’s Chad Mulvany says UnitedHealthcare’s move to expand its bundled payment offerings to providers in its Medicare Advantage plans in more than 30 states is a step in the right direction in support of providers’ efforts to transition to value-based payment models.
Analysis: Making smarter decisions about where to recover after hospitalization | HTML
HFMA’s Chad Mulvany looks at why the transition from acute to post-acute is one of the greatest opportunities to improve clinical outcomes, the patient/caregiver experience of care and reduce the total cost of care for older adults.
Analysis: N.C. House of Representatives stalls reference-based pricing plan
HFMA’s Chad Mulvany looks at the trend of states basing (or considering basing) hospital and physician service payment rates for employees on a percentage of Medicare.
Analysis: CVS, Walgreens look to the chronically ill for a pharmacy cure
HFMA’s Chad Mulvany looks at how insurers’ claims data could be used by CVS and Walgreens walk-in clinic care teams to flag high-risk patients and provide tailored care plans.