For the first time, each hospital was required to publish a website file showing the payment rates it had negotiated with insurers, and another post that would let consumers search for hundreds of “shoppable’’ medical services. More
A behind-the-scenes war between some of the state’s largest health systems could soon spill into public view at the State Capitol, after months of negotiations broke down over an obscure but bitterly contested topic: non-compete agreements written into doctors’ contracts. More
Florida hospitals rely on the state’s NICA program to protect themselves from costly lawsuits. When parents resist, some of those same hospitals ask a judge to appoint an “independent guardian” to take the decision away. More
Why hasn't the Biden administration ended this self-defeating policy from the Trump administration? More
This cohort study uses national commercial claims data to evaluate the frequency and cost of out-of-network bills for outpatient laboratory services compared with in-network laboratory services. More
A recent study finds that medical device companies spend more than pharma on payments to physicians, but spend it in different ways. More
Better regulations and reviews are needed so the FDA can ensure that consumer-facing health and medical apps are safe and effective. More
After battling the coronavirus for more than a year, Massachusetts hospitals have shifted from managing a raging crisis to incorporating COVID-19 into their daily work. More
The Virginia hospital giant had already stopped suing patients with less than $107,000 in household income. More
There is evidence that for-profit nursing homes and hospices are putting profits ahead of people, taking a deadly toll during the pandemic. More
A misguided federal program called the Unapproved Drugs Initiative, which put the FDA’s stamp of approval on old drugs, led to higher prices. It’s scrapped. So now what? More
The guidance regarding insurers’ required posting of healthcare prices came after The Wall Street Journal revealed hospitals used such codes on their price pages. More
A recent study looks at patterns of charity care spending at public, private, and for-profit hospitals, and finds some interesting results... More
As of January 1, under federal rules issued by the Trump Administration, hospitals are required to publish the price of health services by payer. More
A Florida program designed to reduce doctors’ malpractice bills strips families of their right to sue, offering instead a one-time payment and promises to cover medical expenses. Some parents report a bureaucratic nightmare that’s anything but supportive. More
Over 30 years, dramatic consolidation has meant higher prices, fewer treatment options and less incentive to innovate. More
Some of the nation’s richest hospitals and health systems recorded hundreds of millions of dollars in surpluses after accepting the lion’s share of the federal health care bailout grants, their records show. Those included the Mayo Clinic, Pittsburgh’s UPMC and NYU Langone Health. But poorer hospitals — many serving rural and minority populations — got a tinier slice of the pie and limped through the year with deficits, downgrades of their bond ratings and bleak fiscal futures. More
I will no longer censor myself. More
Hospital chiefs and trustees defend this as boosting public-private partnerships, but critics say these board positions — some paying millions of dollars — raise troubling issues of conflict of interest and hospital priorities. More
Members of Congress asked for a GAO review of taxpayer spending that went toward to Gilead's coronavirus drug. More