September 16th 2024
Results from a new study link inpatient food insecurity with longer hospitalization and greater chances of readmission.
Few Medicaid Docs Have Seen 2013 Pay Raise
July 18th 2013Most primary care doctors are still waiting for that Medicaid pay raise that was scheduled to begin in January under the Affordable Care Act, but a federal official says the government has now approved applications from 48 states to begin paying the higher rates.
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White House Officials Continue to Push State Exchange Awareness
July 10th 2013Representatives in the White House continue to reach out to every outlet possible to try and encourage the spread of information surrounding state healthcare exchanges. Worries mount on whether or not Americans will be incentivized to buy in to the program.
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Comparative Effectiveness Research and Formulary Placement: The Case of Diabetes
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AHIP and the Transforming Provider-Patient Landscape
June 21st 2013The impacts the Affordable Care Act (ACA) will have on healthcare delivery will reach far beyond the clinical level. For that reason, America's Health Insurance Plans (AHIP), a strategic partner of The American Journal of Managed Care, knows that cultivating collaborative discussions about health law implementation is only common sense.
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Medicare and Commercial Inpatient Resource Use: Impact of Hospital Competition
Hospitals in more competitive markets had significantly lower costs per discharge for both Medicare and privately insured patients.
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