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Future Medicare population may struggle to cover more costs
Can existing and future generations of Medicare beneficiaries afford to bear higher healthcare costs? That's the question that the Kaiser Family Foundation sought to answer when it looked at the economic downturn and recovery and the Medicare population's income, savings and home equity.
Medigap 'buffet' drives up Medicare spending
The all-you-can-eat model of supplemental Medigap plans increases Medicare's costs by encouraging more unnecessary tests and procedures, according to economists.
Small businesses consider shifting sickest workers to exchanges
Some small businesses are considering shifting their sickest, most expensive-to-insure employees to health insurance exchanges. But that strategy could threaten the viability of the online marketplaces by inflating the amount of sick and costly consumers shopping for health plans.
GAO: State Medicaid payments vary for identical services
To help policymakers ensure adequacy of Medicaid provider payments, the U.S. Government Accountability Office assessed how widely state Medicaid payments vary for the same services, and how closely Medicaid provider payment rates calculated from claims data match rates reported in states' Medicaid fee schedules.
3 ways for primary care to increase capacity
The United States is poised to suffer a shortage of 45,000 primary care doctors and 46,000 specialists by 2020, according to the Association of American Medical Colleges. But several efforts to ameliorate an access crisis are underway, according to an article from Stateline. Here are three of the most promising capacity solutions.
4 practice priorities for 2014
As has become tradition this time of year, physicians are once again entering a new year filled with uncertainties. As of this moment, it's unclear what exactly will become of the sustainable...
3 enjoyable side jobs for physicians
This time last year, almost a third of surveyed physicians reported taking on extra work outside their practices to help maintain their incomes, according to a survey from Physicians Practice. The trend has continued, according to Medscape.
The price is not right: A need for healthcare transparency
How much does a one-hour helicopter ride cost? Not the touristy, let's check out some mountaintops kind of ride. I've done that; it costs about $70 per person. I'm talking about a...
Selling a practice: Expect a lower price, higher accountability
Physician practice acquisition hasn't turned out to be a financial win for some hospitals. As a result, hospitals are adjusting their buying strategies to make the business model work, Healthcare Finance News reported.
BCBSNC wants to hike rates on reinstated plans by as much as 23%
Blue Cross and Blue Shield of North Carolina asked regulators Tuesday to approve reinstatement of canceled plans that don't meet Affordable Care Act requirements, but the move may come with a hefty price tag: BCBSNC is seeking 16 percent to 23 percent rate hikes on extended individual plans.
