06.06.19
States are using several different models to extend VBP strategies into their drug purchasing.
05.22.19
The quest for scale has been a drumbeat in the provider healthcare sector for the past three to five years.
InCK, a new federal initiative, encourages healthcare providers and Medicaid agencies to think beyond medical services, supporting team-based care with family representation and focusing on children’s social and emotional development.
On May 8, the administration issued the much-anticipated final rule requiring drug manufacturers to disclose wholesale acquisition prices in their broadcast advertising.
Today, more than a third of U.S. healthcare payments are value based, up from 23% in 2015.
Prize promotions—such as sweepstakes, contests and giveaways—are popular and effective ways for healthcare organizations to attract, engage and retain customers; increase brand awareness; and, for nonprofits, raise funds.
In Pennsylvania, Governor Tom Wolf has been laser-focused on solving the opioid epidemic that has hit the state so hard.
Keeping patients well informed is a core principle of American healthcare policy, and advertising plays an important role in getting important information out to the public.
On May 5, a federal district court judge ruled in favor of the hospital industry plaintiffs that sued the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) for including in the 2019 Hospital Outpatient Prospective Payment System (HOPPS) rule a nearly 30% reduction in Medicare Part B reimbursement for ...
05.15.19
On February 8, 2019, the Center for Medicare and Medicaid Innovation (CMMI) at the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) released the funding announcements for the Integrated Care for Kids Model (InCK Model) and the Maternal Opioid Misuse Model (MOM Model).