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Nursing
4 Reasons You Are Losing Nurses
A new Press Ganey report sheds light on a study that was designed to identify trends of why nurses leave...
Texans Can Appeal Surprise Medical Bills, But The Process Can Be Draining
The Texas Department of Insurance's mediation program can intervene when Texans complain about an unexpected bill. Historically, the state program...
Finance
Rising Prices Lead to All-Time High Healthcare Spending
Americans are paying more for the same amount of healthcare, according to a new report from HCCI.
Finance
UCHealth's Revenue Cycle Takes Price Transparency to Next Level
CMS Administrator Seema Verma recently named UCHealth as one of the exemplars providing price transparency that goes above CMS requirements.
Finance
Medicare, Medicaid Enrollment Growing Faster Than Private Coverage
From 2006 to 2017, spending per enrollee for public programs has been lower than private coverage options even as enrollment...
False Lead: Senator's Offer to Help Patient Import Cheap Insulin Goes Nowhere
Sen. Mike Enzi said he knew of a foundation that would import insulin for patients, but it doesn?t appear to...
Trump Administration Salutes Parade of Generic Drug Approvals, but Hundreds Aren't for Sale
The FDA has approved more than 1,600 generic drug applications since January 2017 ? about a third more than it...
Trump Highlights Health Agenda with Vow to Lower 'Unfair' Drug Prices
The president laid out a series of health-related goals, including some that even Democrats indicated could be areas of bipartisan...
Innovation
A 5-Step Population Health Initiative Could Reduce Your Asthma ED Admissions by Half
A digital therapeutic device is the centerpiece of Dignity Health's model that decreased ED admissions by 54%, improved outcomes, and...
Finance
Hospital Prices Outgrew Physician Prices by Almost 20%
Between 2007 and 2014, the growth of hospital prices outpaced that of physician prices by nearly 20%, according to new...
Congress Wades Into Emotional Debate Over High-Cost Prescription Drugs
In a blow to the pharmaceutical industry, Republicans and Democrats in Congress, and President Donald Trump, appeared to be largely...
GAO Examines Claims Costs, Participation in ACA Marketplace
Federal auditors examined the claims costs of payers participating in exchanges, and the factors driving exchange participation, premiums, and plan...