Anyone who has monitored the hospital industry over the past several months has consistently seen one company in the headlines: HMA. Naples, Fla.-based, investor-owned Health Management Associates has been front and center for two main reasons. In July, it agreed…
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Federal officials have begun a campaign to keep Medicare beneficiaries away from the new insurance marketplaces, according to a Kaiser Health News report.
The relative youth of accountable care organizations make the model ripe for further study and analysis. Are there more Medicare or commercial ACOs? Do physicians regard the model differently based on their employment status? How much savings can ACOs generate…
Politicians should stop using emergency departments as "political footballs" and should instead understand their vital importance to patients and the challenges they face, said Andy Sama, MD, president of the American College of Emergency Physicians, in a news release.
Although all of Medicare's original 32 Pioneer Accountable Care Organizations improved on their quality metrics, just 13 achieved enough savings to share in them with Medicare. While the quality gains are admirable, there is clearly room for improvement when it…
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The website for California's new health insurance exchange, Covered California, may not be fully operational when open enrollment is set to begin Oct. 1, according to a Los Angeles Times report.
Under the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, millions of Americans with "bare bones" health insurance plans will have to purchase plans that offer more complete coverage, according to a report from NPR.
A $656 million Veterans Affairs Medical Center in Orlando, Fla. has been delayed for the second time, according to a report from local WFTV news.
Only 25 percent of California voters younger than 65 have heard a lot or some about the state's new health insurance exchange, Covered California, according to a poll conducted by Field Research Corporation.
Pequannock, N.J.-based Chilton Hospital has completed a $4.4 million cancer center renovation, according to a report from the West Milford Messenger.