Medicare Advantage gets supplemental benefits flexibility, including for transport
MA plans must still offer all enrollees uniform benefits, premiums and cost sharing. “Under the bipartisan budget deal signed by […]
6 things keeping CIOs up at night
CIOs are acutely aware of the security complications medical devices and telehealth bring. “Last month, LexisNexis brought together 30 high-level […]
AHIP asks CMS to change Medicare Advantage payment formula
The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services should update its county benchmark calculation in the 2019 final notice being published […]
Better choices needed to manage US healthcare cost growth, says Paul Krugman at HIMSS18
Economist Paul Krugman says more scrutiny on elective procedures could contribute to a long-term solution. “Though the U.S. still has the […]
Predictive analytics can spot patients not taking their medicine
While the U.S. spends billions of dollars developing new therapeutics, those investments won’t do much good if the drugs aren’t […]
Consumers open to more digital health use, survey finds
Consumers are also using a wider array of digital health tools, according to the survey, which found a three-fold increase […]
CMS offering $30 million in grant funding to improve quality measures
The funding is to develop partnerships with health systems, clinicians and others to improve measures in the quality payment program […]
A Healthy Start to the Plan Year Begins With Quality Medicare Advantage Enrollment Processes
For individuals who have Medicare, they have recently had the opportunity to enroll in a 2018 Medicare Advantage or other […]
Reducing healthcare costs not one-size-fits-all, report finds
A new Network for Regional Healthcare Improvement (NRHI) report that reviewed healthcare costs for five states found huge differences concerning […]
Biggest Health IT wins for new spending bill
HIMSS Senior Director of Congressional Affairs broke down how the massive spending bill will boost telehealth, Medicaid and other crucial […]
5 trends in Healthcare Analytics for 2018
In a recent white paper, Tableau outlines significant trends in healthcare analytics for 2018. “Leaders of The demand for higher […]
Payers, Providers Pledge to Improve Prior Authorizations
AHIP, BCBSA, AHA, and other organizations have agreed to improve the efficiency of prior authorizations. “Leaders of organizations participating in […]


