Insurer prices vary widely by U.S. region, study finds
Humana charged higher rates for the same services in the Upper Midwest and Southeast compared to the Central U.S. and Florida, according to new research published in JAMA.
Humana charged higher rates for the same services in the Upper Midwest and Southeast compared to the Central U.S. and Florida, according to new research published in JAMA.
Regulators proposed a rule on Friday meant to make payment dispute resolutions more fair and efficient following more than a year of industry complaints.
Even if modestly accretive, AI could support longer-term revenue targets at GE HealthCare and its competitors, Moody’s analysts wrote.
The Health Resources and Services Administration is once again requiring hospitals to register outpatient clinics and list them on Medicare cost reports, setting a higher bar for eligibility in the drug discount program.
On average, organizations were shut down or unavailable to provide services for 14 days to due to ransomware attacks from 2016 through mid-October this year, according to cybersecurity research firm Comparitech.
Despite cost containment efforts, CHS reported a net loss for the third consecutive quarter this week.
Artificial intelligence and virtual care technologies are increasingly being adopted by hospitals to ease resource strain, but managing new tools adds “a heavy operational burden” for IT teams.
The for-profit hospital operator grew revenue in the third quarter despite challenges in payer relations and Medicaid redeterminations.
Numerous studies have outlined how high medical costs affect uninsured individuals, but healthcare prices are straining household budgets regardless of insurance type, according to the Commonwealth Fund.
But the California insurer’s forecast of $38 billion in premium revenue next year remained unchanged, thanks to new contract wins.