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GAO Finds Transparency Lacking in Medicaid Waiver Amendment Process
CMS approved waiver extensions, where states submitted changes to their applications that included disenrollment and other penalties, without first hearing...
Strategy
Trump Announces Initiative on Surprise Billing
The president sets out guidelines for legislation on the issue.
Finance
Surprise! Fixing Out-Of-Network Bills Means Someone Must Pay
Insurers and healthcare providers each oppose the other side's preferred solution to end surprise bills.
Some Senators Urge Caution, Some Carp at Pace of Healthcare EHR Adoption
ONC was asked to consider slowing down the two-year implementation window, but one committee member blasted a 'dysfunctional' healthcare system...
FDA To End Program That Hid Millions Of Reports On Faulty Medical Devices
FDA officials announced the decision to terminate the program in a statement on increasing transparency about the safety of breast...
Clinical Care
Price Of A Brace Brings Soccer Player To His Knees
After a sports injury, Esteban Serrano owed $829.41 for a knee brace purchased with insurance through his doctor's office. The...
Finance
As Hospitals Post Price Lists, Consumers Are Asked To Check Up On Them
CMS Administrator Seema Verma has enlisted the public in an unusual effort to monitor whether hospitals are complying with a...
Pulling Back Curtain on Hospital Prices Adds New Wrinkle in Cost Control
For the moment, chargemasters aren't useful for the average patient, and they have been criticized for that reason. But don't...
Finance
Verma Commends 3 Health Systems for Their Price Transparency
The CMS administrator called on other hospitals to do more than required by guidelines that took effect this month.
Strategy
AHA's Rick Pollack Sees Full Agenda for Year Ahead
The president and CEO of the American Hospital Association shares a bit about the challenges facing the nation's hospitals in...
Finance
As Hospitals Post Sticker Prices Online, Most Patients Will Remain Befuddled
Knowing chargemaster rates wouldn't necessarily help a patient fight a high balance bill.
Finance
Coverage Denied: Medicaid Patients Suffer As Layers Of Private Companies Profit
Government oversight fades as taxpayer money filters down through layers of companies eager to seize on Medicaid's substantial growth under...