Chronic Disease Most Significant Factor in Care Cost Variation
A recent study by HFMA and other partners revealed the factors that impact total cost of care.
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.
Analysis: Controlling access to control costs
Health-plan-based primary care offerings may be challenging conventional wisdom related to population health.
Analysis: Why physician practice acquisition by health systems is a growing trend
HFMA’s Chad Mulvany discusses why more physicians are selling their practices and what health systems need for these acquisitions to be financially viable in the long term.
Analysis: Kaine, Bennet public option health plan
HFMA’s Chad Mulvany reviews some possible short- and long-term outcomes of the public option health plan proposal by Senators Tim Kaine and Michael Bennet last week.
Analysis: What nonprofit hospitals should do to compete with healthcare industry disruptors
Health systems can effectively respond to nontraditional healthcare competitors in this review of findings from a Fitch Report of nonprofit hospital ratings.
Analysis: The pros and cons of large statewide ACOs
Experts say because of their sheer size, “super-ACOs” can bring stability to benchmarks but be difficult to manage.
Analysis: Why the U.S. healthcare system will ultimately move to population-based primary care models
Moving to alternative payment models and other preventative measures could help the U.S. address alarming chronic disease projections.
Focusing on facilities for sustainable cost savings
By implementing a campus consolidation, leaders at Boston Medical Center have saved millions of dollars per year on facility costs while substantially increasing patient volume.