An Arm and a Leg: A Mathematical Solution for US Hospitals?

What do the KGB and the former CEO of Cincinnati Children’s Hospital have in common? Eugene Litvak. The Soviet intelligence agency and the children’s hospital have each separately looked to the Ukrainian émigré with a PhD in mathematics for help. He turned down the KGB, but Litvak saved Cincinnati Children’s Hospital more than $100 million…

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Healthcare Price Transparency is Not Enough

Health care in the United States is confusing for patients and consumers. Price transparency is a step in the right direction — transformative change can happen by combining cost, quality, appropriateness and efficiency measures. The post Healthcare Price Transparency is Not Enough appeared first on MedCity News.

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2024 Calculadora del Mercado de Seguros Médicos

2024 Esta calculadora ilustra las primas (el costo mensual de su seguro) y subsidios para las personas que compran seguro médico por su propia cuenta en el nuevo mercado de seguros de salud (o de intercambio) creado por la Ley de Cuidado de Salud a Bajo Precio (Affordable Care Act, ACA, en inglés). Con esta…More

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