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New Payment Models Could Motivate Providers to Cut Wasteful Services
The overuse of pricey medical technology and medication presents a complex challenge for policymakers, hospitals and doctors trying to reduce costs.
The overuse of pricey medical technology and medication presents a complex challenge for policymakers, hospitals and doctors trying to reduce costs. But the payoff could be substantial, and early results of experiments by Medicare and Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Massachusetts suggest new payment models may be the motivation providers need to tackle the daunting task.
Unnecessary imaging, diagnostic and preventive tests (among other inappropriate services) inflated Medicare spending by $1.9 billion to $8.5 billion in 2009, researchers reported this week. The waste accounted for a small fraction of Medicare's overall expenditures that year—0.6% to 2.7%—but the study was limited to around two dozen overused medical services from hundreds that researchers considered.
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Source: Modern Healthcare
Reducing Time Sitting Can Help Lower BP in Older Adults, Randomized Trial Finds
April 20th 2024The randomized trial found that reducing sitting time over a 6-month period was association with reduced systolic blood pressure (BP) among a group of older patients with obesity and high rates of hypertension.
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Overcoming Employment Barriers for Lasting Social Impact: Freedom House 2.0 and Pathways to Work
April 16th 2024To help celebrate and recognize National Minority Health Month, we are bringing you a special month-long podcast series with our Strategic Alliance Partner, UPMC Health Plan. Welcome to our second episode, in which we learn all about Freedom House 2.0 and the Pathways to Work program.
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Making Giant Strides in Maternity Health Through Baby Steps
April 9th 2024To help celebrate and recognize National Minority Health Month, we are kicking off a special month-long podcast series with our strategic alliance partner, UPMC Health Plan. Welcome to our first episode, which is all about the Baby Steps Maternity Program and its mission to support women throughout every step of their pregnancy journey.
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An Overview of Health Care and Pharmaceutical Trends, 2023-2024
April 19th 2024Douglas M. Long, BA, MBA, was featured as the keynote speaker on the closing day of The Academy of Managed Care Pharmacy 2024 annual meeting, with a session dedicated to surveying the health care and pharmaceutical trends of the last year.
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