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Public-Hospitals Group Warns Uncompensated-Care Costs Could Rise
U.S. hospitals could face as much as $53.3 billion in additional costs of uncompensated care by 2019 because fewer Americans will get coverage under the Medicaid expansion envisioned by the healthcare reform law, according to new findings from the nation's safety net providers.
The National Association of Public Hospitals and Health Systems calculated that figure using data from the Congressional Budget Office, the U.S. Census Bureau and the American Hospital Association to put a dollar amount on what hospitals could expect if states choose not to expand their Medicaid programs.
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Source: Modern Healthcare
Nathan Walcker Discusses Value-Based Oncology Care Initiatives at FCS
September 8th 2023Nathan Walcker, CEO at Florida Cancer Specialists & Research Institute (FCS), highlights some of the recent partnerships and initiatives at FCS to improve community-based oncology care from a value-based perspective.
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HMO and EPO Insurance Plans More Likely to Promote Use of Biosimilars
November 21st 2023Health plan type highly influences the likelihood of biosimilar uptake, with low-flexibility insurance plans more likely to have patients who either switched to a biosimilar or were initiated on a biosimilar.
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Promoting Health Equity and Resiliency in Trauma-Affected Communities
January 31st 2023On this episode of Managed Care Cast, we speak with Reverend Paul Abernathy, CEO of the Neighborhood Resilience Project and board member of UPMC for You, who discusses his experiences in promoting health and resiliency in trauma-affected communities, as well as challenges related to access and accessibility of care and medical mistrust.
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AMA Continues Call for Medicare Payment System Fix During Interim Meeting
November 20th 2023The American Medical Association (AMA) is continuing to urge Congress to stop the impending 3.4% cut to physicians, and other organizations also weigh in on the pros and cons of the 2024 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule.
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