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Category: Affordability & Delivery System
Healthcare spending still growing, but slowly
The United States spent $2.8 trillion – $8,915 per person or 17.2% of the GDP – on healthcare in 2012. Eighty-five percent went to “personal health spending” meaning drugs, devices, and payments to hospitals, doctors, home health, and nursing homes. Continue Reading …
Medicaid Increases ER Visits
This Policy Prescriptions® review is written by Dr. Seth Trueger. He blogs at MDAware.org and can also be found via Twitter @MDAware or tweeting for Emergency Physicians Monthly @epmonthly. In 2008, Oregon had some limited funding to expand their Medicaid program. Given the limited funding, they held Continue Reading …
Provider Service Networks Can Cut Costs
Provider service networks, and other case management programs, may reduce the cost of care in the long run. Florida’s Medicaid program has allowed for several pilot models under a Section 1115 waiver of the Affordable Care Act (ACA) affecting 5 Continue Reading …
EHR’s & Physician Productivity
A majority of doctors are dissatisfied with EHRs citing productivity losses. But a new study debunks their feelings. The revolution in health information technology (HIT) holds the promise of improving patient care. Since the passage of the Health Information Technology Continue Reading …
To switch or not to switch?
Very few Medicare Part D enrollees switch plans each year even though doing so could save them money. The Kaiser Family Foundation recently released an issue brief discussing the occurrence of prescription drug plan switching among Medicare Part D beneficiaries. Continue Reading …
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