Rural hospital meeting among next week’s key healthcare events
Healthcare finance policy events for the week of Sept. 16.
Analysis: Why Walmart should be on your list of disrupters
A review of why Walmart should be on your list of disrupters.
Analysis: Groupon for healthcare services fills a void for consumer-focused pricing
It should be no surprise to U.S. healthcare providers that Groupons are available for healthcare services given the high cost of healthcare and lack of price transparency.
NFP hospital revenue growth tops expense growth for first time in three years: Moody’s
For 2018, one credit rating agency found not-for-profit hospitals’ revenues increased faster than expenses.
Analysis: Optum to empower its physicians via advanced analytics to improve care and coordinate referrals
Once OptumHealth links its physician network to data it gleans from its data analytics engine, referrals from Optum employed and aligned providers will move from high-cost providers to lower-cost, more conservative ones.
Analysis: Health plans, physician practices align to manage population health and reduce total cost of care
A discussion of strategies health plans are deploying to align with physicians, manage referrals, improve outcomes and reduce the total cost of care as the U.S. healthcare system transitions to population health-based payment models.
Sept. 9-13: Senate committee to vote on HHS funding
Senate appropriators will vote on funding for the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, among other key healthcare finance events around the country next week.
The Hospital Impact of the “Public Charge” Immigrant Rule
Rich Daly and Chad Mulvany discuss the impact of the "public charge" rule on hospitals. Jim Zadoorian of ARXchange talks about a new approach to price transparency. Also, Strata Decision Technology provides five ways healthcare organizations can prepare for the future with strategic planning.
New payment and service delivery models defined
A brief outline of new payment and service delivery models launched by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services
Providers explore new territory with health plan ownership
Health systems are showing renewed interest in forming provider-sponsored health plans for a number of reasons, including rising enrollment in Medicare Advantage plans and discontent with payer-provider partnerships.