The 29th U.S. News & World Report Best Hospitals report was released last week. There were few surprises: academically-affiliated institutions fared better than others. Urban and bigger hospitals get higher…
Thursday, CMS Administrator Seema Verma announced major changes to the Medicare Shared Savings Program (aka “Accountable Care Organizations”). The new version, dubbed Pathways to Success, is intended to fix problems…
Last Wednesday, the administration announced changes to the Affordable Care Act’s requirement that health insurance plans must cover pre-existing conditions. The new policy allows individuals to purchase short term plans…
In 99 days, the country will reset its lawmaking apparatus. Races for all 435 U.S. House of Representatives and 35 U.S. Senate seats will be decided along with 87 of…
This year, HCA Healthcare celebrates its 50th anniversary. The Nashville-based operator of 179 hospitals and 120 surgery centers is arguably the best known in the investor-owned hospital arena. As a…
Wednesday, the National Guideline Clearinghouse will go dark. On its website, www.guideline.gov, this announcement is stark: “TAKE NOTICE: This Web site, AHRQ’s National Guideline Clearinghouse, will not be available…
Price transparency in healthcare has been touted as the key to transforming the U.S. health system for almost 20 years. It’s widely viewed as a mechanism whereby consumers can be…
Core Beliefs in Key Sectors of Healthcare
Last week was noteworthy for hospitals: we may look back in months ahead and note the confluence of four announcements as the beginning of a consequential shift in U.S. health…
Theranos was touted as a high-flying disruptor in the $75 billion U.S. blood testing market dominated by incumbents like Abbott, Quest Diagnostics, LabCorp, Roche, Thermo-Fisher, Becton Dickinson and other big…
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