Analysis: Effect of expansion of pre-tax accounts for employees to purchase insurance
HFMA's Chad Mulvany shares the possible impact of a proposed rule that allows employers to make pre-tax contributions for employees to purchase individual coverage starting in 2020.
CMS identifies keys to success in bundled payment as BPCI-A deadline looms
Ahead of next week’s deadline for providers to join the largest voluntary bundled payment program, the agency in charge of the program identified lessons learned from successful participants.
Analysis: Price check in the EHR
Humana may be a more desirable partner for physicians interested in risk arrangements if its collaboration with Epic reduces potentially preventable ED and inpatient utilization due to increased medication adherence.
Four key takeaways from Congress’s latest single-payer hearing
Although the first hearing by a healthcare committee on recent coverage expansion proposals was supposed to encompass a range of Democratic bills, national single-payer proposals garnered almost all the attention.
Opportunities and strategies for improving pharmacy financial performance
A roundtable of senior healthcare financial and pharmaceutical leaders that covers challenges and strategies for improving pharmacy financial performance.
Ensuring value-based data sharing complies with HIPAA
Healthcare organizations engaging in value-based contracts may be at greater risk for a breach if patient privacy and HIPAA are not front and center.
Remaining nimble amid government regulation changes
By being proactive and developing the capacity to change, your revenue cycle department can acquire the dynamism to respond as the Medicaid landscape shifts.
6 revenue cycle objectives for the transition to value-based payment models
To maximize revenue, medical practices are focusing on value — delivering high-quality care while managing total costs — and managing risks associated with two-sided payment models.
Analysis: Local purchasing alliance reduces hospital prices by 20%
As more data on price variability in healthcare becomes available, there will be an increase in activist employers and employer coalitions getting local health systems to lower prices.
Analysis: Employers are not a monolithic block on Medicare for All
If struggles to control healthcare costs continue, more U.S. employers may change their positions in favor of Medicare for All.