Responsible procurement and handling of data and digital marketing insights by hospitals can generate useful information to improve patient wellness and operational efficiency without compromising compliance. The post Personalize Patient Care with Confidence Through Efficient, HIPAA-Compliant Data Usage appeared first on MedCity News.
[Sponsored] In this webinar, sponsored by Solera Health, executives will share how companies can make the most of healthcare benefits. The post Exploring The Next Generation of Healthcare Benefits appeared first on MedCity News.
Forget repeal and replace. Critics of the Affordable Care Act, a.k.a. Obamacare, have a new target: key parts of the law that they say are too costly and provide incentive for fraud. Topping that list are the ACA’s enhanced subsidies, put in place during the coronavirus pandemic as part of economic recovery legislation and set to…
By MIKE MAGEE The date was June 9, 1954. This was over a year after Wisconsin Republican Senator Joseph R. McCarthy had assumed the chairmanship of the Senate Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations. The history shows that he had “rocketed to public attention in 1950 with his allegations that hundreds of Communists had infiltrated the State Department…
This analysis of preliminary rate filings from 318 insurers across all 50 states and DC finds that small businesses with Affordable Care Act (ACA)-compliant plans could face a median premium increase of 11% for 2026.
Americans suffer when hospitals close, nursing homes fall below care standards and mental health services become inaccessible. Immigration should be part of the solution. The post We’re Running Out of Healthcare Workers. A Rose Gold Immigration Card Can Help. appeared first on MedCity News.
Rural hospital leaders are questioning whether they can continue to afford to do business with Medicare Advantage companies, and some say the only way to maintain services and protect patients is to end their contracts with the private insurers. Medicare is the main federal health insurance program for people 65 or older. Participants can enroll…
Katie Crouch says calling her state’s Medicaid agency to get information about her benefits can feel like a series of dead ends. “The first time, it’ll ring interminably. Next time, it’ll go to a voice mail that just hangs up on you,” said the 48-year-old, who lives in Delaware. “Sometimes you’ll get a person who…
It starts with a simple mindset shift, realizing that a successful AI journey begins with identifying a business problem, not with technology. The plans that make real progress embrace this mindset first then follow these five steps. The post The AI Playbook for Health Plans: 5 Steps for Leaders Who Don’t Know Where to Start…
This issue brief analyzes Medicaid spending by state on SDPs that require prior CMS approval to better understand the use of SDPs before new limits in the reconciliation law take effect.