ACOs moving full speed ahead
Filed under: Health care/Treatment trends, Healthcare Reform News, Special Report
Looks like the Medicare Shared Savings Program, which offers financial incentives for hospitals, physicians and other healthcare providers to team up in Accountable Care Organizations (ACOs), is starting to pick up speed. Read more
Health exchange report: A look at opportunities and challenges
Filed under: Healthcare Reform News, In this week's e-newsletter, Latest News & Views
The state health insurance exchanges mandated by The Affordable Care Act present both opportunities for improved care and serious challenges in how to actually operate them.
2012 outlook: real estate, construction and mergers on the increase
Filed under: Healthcare Finance, Healthcare Reform News, Hospital Management, In this week's e-newsletter, Latest News & Views, Practice Management
Here’s another sign of a rosier outlook for health care in the next few years: Industry experts expect to see more activity in construction and mergers. Read more
Hospital group goes to court over Medicaid cuts
Filed under: Healthcare Finance, Healthcare Reform News, In this week's e-newsletter, Latest News & Views, Medicare & Medicaid News
An Arizona hospital group has filed suit to block the reduction in reimbursement rates for Medicaid patients. Read more
Pay a lot more, get less: What’s happening to health insurance?
Filed under: Healthcare Finance, Healthcare Reform News, In this week's e-newsletter, Insurance, Latest News & Views
A new report puts hard numbers to just how crunched the average worker is by the rising costs of health insurance. Read more
Supercommittee fails: What does it mean for health care?
Filed under: Healthcare Finance, Healthcare Reform News, Hospital Management, In this week's e-newsletter, Latest News & Views, Medicare & Medicaid News, Practice Management
The so-called Supercommittee intended to reach a bipartisan deal for the federal budget has officially failed — and health care pros are scrambling to figure out what it means for their organizations. Read more
Health care costs pushing more into poverty levels
Filed under: Healthcare Finance, Healthcare Reform News, In this week's e-newsletter, Latest News & Views
The fast-rising cost of even basic health care is straining families’ budgets — and is a major factor in pushing some households into de facto poverty. Read more
Guess the procedure cost, win a prize!
Filed under: Communication, Healthcare Finance, Healthcare Reform News, In this week's e-newsletter, Insurance, Latest News & Views, Patient/Client Communication
In news that will come as a surprise to no one, a new study shows it’s essentially impossible for patients to find out in advance what a particular procedure or treatment will cost them. Read more
Walgreens to start selling health insurance
Filed under: Healthcare Finance, Healthcare Reform News, In this week's e-newsletter, Insurance, Latest News & Views
The nationwide drugstore chain is considering entering the insurance market, according to a new report in the Chicago Tribune. Read more
5 top ways hospitals are cutting costs
Filed under: Communication, Healthcare Finance, Healthcare Legal & Compliance, Healthcare Reform News, Hospital Management, In this week's e-newsletter, Latest News & Views
Reducing health care costs is going to take a multi-prong approach. Here are the top five ways the industry is expected to respond. Read more

