FierceHealthIT

NOVEMBER 29, 2023

Accountable care organizations do not positively influence treatment and outcomes for chronic mental health conditions for Medicare patients, according to a study in Health Affairs. |

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Health Populi

JUNE 6, 2021

Two studies published in May 2021 illustrate the value and importance of telehealth to patients in 2020, and a disconnect among many C-level executives working in hospitals, academic medical centers, and other care provider organizations. Commercial Member Health Plan Study. Together, the two reports from J.D.

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GlobalMed

SEPTEMBER 30, 2019

But consider that they’re also asked to: Provide an exceptional patient experience. Meet accountable care and risk contracts. Avoid Medicare readmission penalties. According to a University of North Carolina study, 113 have shuttered since 2010. That in itself is a tall order. Lower healthcare costs.

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Healthcare IT Today

NOVEMBER 14, 2023

Medicare Advantage programs are vaunting their support for “wellness,” and you see wellness campaigns at pharmacies, employers, and elsewhere. Clinical effects are established by various forms of research: clinical trials, longitudinal studies such as the historic Framingham Heart Study , and so on.

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Henry Kotula

NOVEMBER 28, 2017

This has been especially true in ACA exchange plans and Medicare Advantage (MA). In fact, a recent Kaiser Family Foundation study found that 35% of MA enrollees were in narrow-network plans in 2015, while only 22% were in broad-network plans. Bentley said narrow provider networks haven’t had a huge impact yet.

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Health Populi

MAY 22, 2018

families could not afford to pay $1,000 for an emergency medical bill in one study; in another, that inability to pay is as low as a $400 emergency to cover. Last year’s rate of growth was 4.6%. We know that, ironically, one-half of U.S.

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