Those seeking work in the healthcare industry would do well to look to New England: According to a new analysis from Tebra, New Hampshire has the most healthcare job listings per capita, followed by Maine and Massachusetts. Rounding out the top 10, in descending order, are North Dakota, Vermont, Alaska, Pennsylvania, Montana, Connecticut and West […]
People with Medicare Advantage tend to have stronger health outcomes than those with fee-for-service Medicare, seeing fewer hospitalizations and readmissions, according to research published by Inovalon. Using its unique data assets and analytics to look at a broad range of quality measures across care settings, the research shows that patients enrolling in MA realize substantially […]
Over the last four or five years, incidents have changed from one-off events to criminal conspiracies, says K&L Gates partner Gina Bertolini, a healthcare regulatory attorney.
Nashville-based medical group Envision Healthcare, which filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy in May, has completed and emerged from its restructuring process with a markedly strengthened capital structure and is ready to grow, the company announced.
Data is needed for good decisions. Enactment of the European Health Data Space would provide secure access, says Maria Hassel from the Swedish eHealth Agency.
In an effort to crack down on predatory Medicare Advantage marketing practices, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services has issued a proposed rule it says will improve marketplace competition and limit plans’ payments to brokers.
The American Hospital Association has criticized the “inadequate update” to outpatient hospital payments in the 2024 Medicare Hospital Outpatient Prospective Payment System and Ambulatory Surgical Center Payment System
Democratic lawmakers in the U.S. House of Representatives have penned a letter to the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, asking the federal agency to analyze artificial intelligence use in Medicare Advantage plans with an eye toward reducing claims denial rates.
Kaiser Permanente is in a drastically different financial situation than it was a year ago, having posted $239 million in net income for the third quarter. That’s up from a net loss of $1.5 billion in Q3 2022.
Providers are weighing in on the 2024 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule Final Rule, which finalized payment amounts in 2024 that will be reduced by 1.25% overall compared to 2023.