Jul 6, 2022 | Featured, Issues
By Surabhi Dangi-Garimella, Ph.D. According to CMS, less than 50% of the 350 hospitals in the nation who received a warning from the agency have met hospital price transparency requirements, which went into effect on January 1, 2021—about 180 remain non-compliant and...
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Apr 11, 2021 | Featured, Issues, Podcast
On this episode of the podcast, Terry and Bob discuss the numerous cost-drivers that inflate the price of American healthcare. They highlight how electronic health records requirements divert doctors’ attention away from patients to unproductive bureaucratic...
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Jul 17, 2020 | Federal Issues, Issues
It is now quite clear that the coronavirus disease (COVID)-19 leads to a much severe illness among the elderly and those with pre-existing health issues, such as cancer, diabetes, hypertension, obesity, compared to the general population. Additionally, racial...
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Mar 12, 2020 | Issues, News
The past few years have seen some progress in efforts to rein in how pharmacy benefit managers (PBMs) operate. However, a lot remains to be done, especially with respect to state and federal laws that can mandate procedural changes. PBMs are the third-party...
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Mar 11, 2020 | Federal Issues, Issues, News, State Issues
Consolidation is primarily a business decision that is made to increase monopoly or exercise rigorous control. Over the years, the health care industry has been a constant witness to mergers and acquisitions, such as hospitals buying individual physician practices or...
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