Did Prices Drive Recent Healthcare Spending?
Jan. 30—Healthcare prices were cited as the driver of the recent surge in healthcare spending, but that conclusion may be missing the whole picture, according to some researchers.
Variations in Healthcare Prices
HFMA President and CEO Joseph J. Fifer, FHFMA, CPA, discusses what consumers know and don't know about variations in healthcare prices.
A Carrot or a Stick?
Incentives may not be enough to trigger a shift to voluntary alternative payment models.
Solving the Opioid Crisis: A Critical Role for Medicaid
The Medicaid expansion has benefited states hardest hit by the opioid epidemic and has eased the burden of uncompensated care on hospitals and other healthcare providers.
Price Variation 101
Price variation has been a hot topic in healthcare industry circles but most consumers are unaware that healthcare prices vary.
Overcoming Common Obstacles of Transitioning to Electronic Insurer-to-Provider Payments
A Pennsylvania health plan worked with providers to implement electronic payments and eliminate the issues of paper checks.
Global Hospital Budgets Don’t Cut Utilization: Study
Jan. 26—A potential national model for moving hospitals to global budgets was unable to reduce patient utilization during its first two years, according to recent research.
Medicaid Expansion Enrollees Increase Healthcare Costs
Jan. 25—Healthcare costs have continued to increase among those who enrolled in Medicaid under the healthcare reform eligibility expansion, according to a new analysis.
Newer Health Plan Products Align With Value-Based Care
With the clout to steer the healthcare industry away from a volume-based approach, health plans are implementing innovative payment models.
CHIP Deal Lifts Pressure on Hospital Margins
Jan. 24—Children’s hospitals got a big financial boost from the recent deal to fund the Children’s Health Insurance Program (CHIP) for six years as part of a short-term funding bill.