A few weeks ago, I reviewed a study that showed that maybe we don’t need Hospital Compare any more. The study found that there was signific...Read More
Maybe we do need Hospital Compare after all
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October 31, 2018
Rating: 5
Across the country, states are yet again dealing with policy changes just before the fall open enrollment season. Virginia, however, is a sp...Read More
Virginia’s Enrollment Season Perfect Storm
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October 31, 2018
Rating: 5
A recent report from the Health Care Payment Learning and Action Network ( HCP LAN ) examines how providers are getting paid in the U.S. to...Read More
90% of health plans think the use of alternative payment models will increase in the coming years
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October 30, 2018
Rating: 5
With open enrollment into the Affordable Care Act marketplaces beginning November 1st, there will be considerable divergence among states in...Read More
States Lean In as the Federal Government Cuts Back: Navigator and Advertising Funding for the ACA’s Sixth Open Enrollment
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October 29, 2018
Rating: 5
While the high price of branded drugs often gets a lot of attention in the public, few realize that after patent expiration, prices often pl...Read More
Competition matters
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October 28, 2018
Rating: 5
Over the past year, new health coverage products that are not subject to the consumer protections of the Affordable Care Act have hit the in...Read More
Direct Primary Care Arrangements Raise Questions for State Insurance Regulators
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October 26, 2018
Rating: 5
We welcome the Trump Administration’s recent announcement of a pilot effort to rein in Medicare spending on prescription drugs. This is a r...Read More
Trump Administration Medicare Drug Price Announcement Is a Good First Step – Here’s Why It Matters
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October 26, 2018
Rating: 5
President Trump on October 25th proposed a plan to cut drug costs for Medicare recipients by changing the price negotiation structure for Me...Read More
Trump offers Solution to Cut Medicare Part B Drug Costs
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October 26, 2018
Rating: 5
November 1–December 15, 2018, is when you can enroll in or renew a 2019 plan. Get a head start, and preview 2019 plans with personalized pri...Read More
Preview 2019 plans & prices today
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October 26, 2018
Rating: 5
The annual open enrollment period for the Affordable Care Act (ACA) health insurance plans starts Nov 1 and runs through Dec 15 for 2019 co...Read More
It’s ACA Open Enrollment Time Again. Here Are 4 Things You Need to Know.
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October 26, 2018
Rating: 5
A recent report from Assistant Secretary for Planning and Evaluation (ASPE) found that for about 30 physician administered drugs, prices are...Read More
Healthcare Economist on President Trump’s plan to lower Medicare drug prices
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October 25, 2018
Rating: 5
There is a lot of hype about digital medicine. Though the definition of what digitla medicine mans varies, many digital devices are able to...Read More
AMA and the adoption of digital medicine
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October 25, 2018
Rating: 5
Health care is complex. We get it. Figuring out terms like deductible, in-network, coinsurance, and prior authorization isn’t easy. So, we’...Read More
5 Ways Blue Cross NC is Making Health Care Easier to Understand
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October 25, 2018
Rating: 5
Kelly Hill, a Blue Cross and Blue Shield of North Carolina (Blue Cross NC) medical director, did not have any of the typical risk factors f...Read More
One of The Lucky Ones – A Survivor’s Story
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October 25, 2018
Rating: 5
I ask this question in economic terms. Luxury goods are defined as goods that increase as a share of a person’s (or country’s) budget as in...Read More
Is health care a luxury or a necessity?
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October 25, 2018
Rating: 5
Open enrollment for 2019 individual health insurance is almost here! For 2018 Friday Health Plans members, renewing your health plan is eas...Read More
2019 Health Plan Renewal Information
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October 24, 2018
Rating: 5
Last month, the Board of New Mexico’s health insurance exchange voted to transition from HealthCare.gov to a state-based exchange. The state...Read More
States Opt to Run their Own Exchanges to Save Money, Reclaim Autonomy
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October 22, 2018
Rating: 5
The Second Panel on Cost Effectiveness in Health and Medicine made a number of recommendations of how to improve cost effectiveness analysi...Read More
Future directions for cost effectiveness analysis research
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October 21, 2018
Rating: 5