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Bryanne Halfhill 11/23/16 Bryanne Halfhill 11/23/16 Stuff We're Reading This Week Kaiser Health: Healthcare industry anxious over Obamacare repeal, replacement as details are vagueNew York Times: Exercise Program After Knee Replacement Need Not Be Intensive Healthcare Finance: CMS finalizes Medicare quality measures under consideration Read More
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Bryanne Halfhill 11/3/16 Bryanne Halfhill 11/3/16 Stuff We're Reading This Week Becker's Healthcare: CMS to cut Medicare reimbursement to home health agencies by $130MNew York Times: Is High-Deductible Health Insurance Worth the Risk?Healthcare Finance News: Medicare Advantage as an advanced payment model is in MACRA's distant futureCigna Newsletter: Updates for 2017 Read More
Bryanne Halfhill 10/27/16 Bryanne Halfhill 10/27/16 Stuff We're Reading This Week Kaiser Health News: Many doctor listings are wrong in Medicare Advantage provider directories, CMS findsNew York Times: Health Law Tax Penalty? I'll Take It, Millions Say Read More
Bryanne Halfhill 10/20/16 Bryanne Halfhill 10/20/16 Stuff We're Reading This Week Becker's Healthcare: MIPS Breakdown: 6 must-know parts of the MACRA final ruleNew York Times: Healthcare.gov Will Add 'Simple Choice' Plans in Effort to Increase Value Read More
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Bryanne Halfhill 10/6/16 Bryanne Halfhill 10/6/16 Stuff We're Reading This Week New York Times: The Two Mysteries of MedicareMedical Economics: CMS adds flexibility to its revised Medicare reimbursement programRev Cycle Intelligence: Group Calls for Dual-Eligible Claims Reimbursement ChangesHealthcare Finance: AMA unveils MACRA tools for understanding how law may affect paymentsHealthcare Finance: CMS selects insurers for Medicare Advantage value-based insurance design model Read More
Bryanne Halfhill 9/29/16 Bryanne Halfhill 9/29/16 Stuff We're Reading This Week Healthcare Finance: Medicare Advantage winning competition against Medicare, Avalere analysis showsHealthcare Finance: Customers blast health plans for not being able to understand what they owe for care, survey findsHealthcare Finance: Doctors embrace digital tools, want new tech to help with billing, AMA survey finds Read More
Bryanne Halfhill 9/29/16 Bryanne Halfhill 9/29/16 Stuff We're Reading This Week MedScape: New MACRA Rules Make Medicare Pay Cut in 2019 Less LikelyKaiser Health News: Lawmakers push high-deductible plans to cover chronic care up front Read More
Bryanne Halfhill 9/19/16 Bryanne Halfhill 9/19/16 Stuff We're Reading This Week New York Times: Failure to Improve Still Being Used, Wrongly, to Deny Medicare CoverageModern Healthcare: Humana, Cigna oppose effort to shed light on Medicare Advantage bidding processHealthcare Finance: Medicare Advantage attracting healthcare providers looking to run their own plans Read More
Bryanne Halfhill 9/8/16 Bryanne Halfhill 9/8/16 Stuff We're Reading This Week Healthcare Finance: CDC: Uninsured rate hits all-time low, credit goes to ObamacareKaiser Health News: Poorly Managed Hospital Transitions Mean Higher Healthcare Costs, Readmission RatesHome Health News: Industry Groups Critique Home Health Reimbursement ChangesMedScape: How Effective is Physical Therapy for Common Low Back Pain Diagnoses? Read More
Bryanne Halfhill 9/1/16 Bryanne Halfhill 9/1/16 Stuff We're Reading This Week Healthcare Finance News: Whistleblower lawsuit against UnitedHealth, Aetna, Health Net revived over Medicare Advantage scoresRevenue Cycle Intelligence: AHA Critiques Medicare Reimbursement Changes for Home HealthHealthcare Finance News: ACOs saved $466 million in 2015 Read More
