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Nursing
Hygienists Brace for Pitched Battles With Dentists in Fights Over Practice LawsIllinois trails many other states in allowing dental hygienists unsupervised contact with patients. In Colorado, on the extreme end, hygienists...
Payer
2022 Medicare Advantage Plan Overview, Part Two: Portfolio Strategy and Leading CarriersPortfolios are designed to "make care more affordable, accessible and convenient," in the words of one executive.
Revenue Cycle
How to Crush Medical Debt: 5 Tips for Using Hospital Charity CareMany people who qualify for financial assistance never apply.
Telehealth
Schedule Online Visits First? It's the Next Big Thing in Health InsuranceMany insurers offering virtual-first plans hire outside firms to provide medical staff.
Payer
Surprise-Billing Rule 'Puts a Thumb on the Scale' to Keep Arbitrated Costs in CheckWhat's not clear is whether the new law will have the unintended consequences of shifting costs and leading to higher...
Payer
The Public Backs Medicare Rx Price Negotiation Even After Hearing Both Sides' ViewsThe argument that drug companies need to charge high prices to develop new drugs does little to change that sentiment.
Payer
2022 Medicare Advantage Plan Overview, Part One: Costs and Leading Carriers"Medicare consumers overall ... crave stability of benefits and a hassle-free experience that gets them the care and coverage they...
Payer
An Arm and a Leg': How One State Protects Patients From Hospital LawsuitsThis episode, the fourth in our series on charity care, focuses on how states are protecting consumers against aggressive hospital...
Clinical Care
Delta Coronavirus Variant Wreaking Havoc on Hospital Finances, Report SaysThe Delta variant, which is highly transmissible, has led to a surge of COVID-19 patients across the country.
Payer
CMS Issues Surprise Billing Interim Final Rule. Payers Praise! Hospitals Howl!The rule lays out how payers and providers will resolve billing disputes under the No Surprises Act.
Supply Chain
Supply Chain Strategies Needed: Fewer Elective Procedures, Higher CostsHealthcare supply chain leader LeAnn Born of M Health Fairview learned pandemic lessons to better identify the right leaders for...
Payer
A COVID Test Costing More Than a Tesla? It Happened in Texas.A Texas couple each had a COVID diagnostic PCR test at SignatureCare Emergency Center and were charged $56,384 owns across...