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Revenue Cycle
HL Shorts: How to Approach Patient Payments When Their Financial Circumstances Change
Andy Talford, a senior director at Moffitt Cancer Center, explains why health systems must build compassionate, flexible processes to help...
Payer
Breaking Down Why Medicare Part D Premiums Are Likely To Go Up
Increases are expected to mainly affect stand-alone Part D plans, not the drug coverage offered as part of Medicare Advantage.
Technology
Virtual Care Scores a Big Win in Diabetes Prevention
After years of saying it?s not as good as in-person care, CMS is now proposing to allow the Medicare Diabetes...
CMO
Are Your Clinicians and Nurses Communicating Compassionately With Patients?
Healthcare organizations can teach clinicians and nurses compassionate communication skills, including deep listening, clarity, and understanding patients' perspectives.
Payer
Why Young Americans Dread Turning 26: Health Insurance Chaos
That is the age at which the ACA declares that young adults generally must get off their family's plan and...
CMO
Veterans' Care at Risk Under Trump as Hundreds of Doctors and Nurses Reject Working at VA Hospitals
Payer
Even in States That Fought Obamacare, Trump's New Law Poses Health Consequences
Georgia will see as many people lose insurance coverage sold through ACA marketplaces as will California, with more than triple...
Innovation
Congress Looks To Ease Restrictions on Veterans' Use of Non-VA Clinics and Hospitals
When services aren't readily available, the VA is supposed to pay for private care. Critics say it often doesn't.
Innovation
Mass General Brigham, CVS Take On the Primary Care Access Shortage
A proposal to enable access to MGB services through 37 MinuteClinics across Massachusetts could help more than 100,000 residents.
Revenue Cycle
HL Shorts: Why Is It So Difficult To Create Accurate Price Estimates?
Patients increasingly demand greater transparency and clarity in healthcare pricing, and new regulations reflect those expectations. However, any revenue cycle...
Innovation
Is Digital Therapeutics Finally Having Its Moment?
CMS is proposing expanding coverage of digital health devices used in some behavioral health treatment programs and asking for comments...
CMO
Cosmetic Surgeries Led to Disfiguring Injuries, Patients Allege
Cosmetic surgery chains have been the target of scores of medical malpractice and negligence lawsuits alleging disfiguring injuries ? including...