Strategic Financial Planning Summer 2019 Issue
Read the Summer 2019 issue of Strategic Financial Planning.
University of Rochester: Using telemedicine to reach more patients with Parkinson’s disease
An academic medical center’s efforts to bring telemedicine to patients with Parkinson’s disease has reduced costs and improved outcomes.
Analysis: Medicare reference-based pricing — down but not out
Although it appears North Carolina is abandoning its efforts to implement Medicare reference-based pricing for state employees, it’s likely not the last time a large employer tries to use this cost-cutting measure.
Analysis: What CVS’s paid membership expansion means for healthcare
A review of the details of CVS’s new nationwide paid membership program and what this could mean for the healthcare industry.
Analysis: New solutions for funding SDOH service providers
A discussion of the benefits of the new independent practice association, which will provide funding and infrastructure to SDOH service providers to help those in need in the Capital Region of Albany, New York.
Enrollment of large-company workers in high-deductible plans reaches a historic high
The share of covered workers enrolled in high-deductible health plans (HDHPs) at large employers reached 47% in 2019.
FY 2020 IPPS Final Rule Summary
On August 2, 2019, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) released its final rule describing federal fiscal year (FY) 2020 policies and rates for Medicare’s prospective payment systems for acute care inpatient hospitals (IPPS) and the long-term care hospital prospective payment system (LTCH PPS).
FY 2020 IPPS/LTCH Final Rule: Executive Summary Presentation
This HFMA Executive Summary presentation explains the CMS FY 2020 IPPS final rule.
Public option could endanger 1,000 rural hospitals: analysis
A public-option health plan could lead to the closure of 1,000 rural hospitals, according to an analysis.
CMS FY2020 IPPS Final Rule: Executive Summary
This executive summary from HFMA explains the CMS FY2020 IPPS Final Rule.