Consumers Need Better (Not More) Information to Make Healthcare Decisions
Hospitals and health systems are eager to ensure patients have access to pricing information that is transparent, clear and useful. Unfortunately, newly updated Medicare price transparency rules that originated with the Affordable Care Act requiring hospitals to post to the internet their standard charges for each item or service they provide, will result in more information, not better information for consumers.
Rural Hospitals Under Pressure: They Need Our Support
A recent article in The New York Times, “A Sense of Alarm as Rural Hospitals Keep Closing” highlights the implications of rural hospital closures, including diminished access to care in many parts of the country.
Laying the Foundation for a Constructive Discussion of Healthcare in 2019
Exit polls show that healthcare was the driving issue for most Americans in Tuesday’s midterm elections. In fact, twice as many people cited concern about healthcare as any other matter.
Midterms Highlighted the Need to Work Together to Improve Healthcare
Exit polls show that healthcare was the driving issue for most Americans in Tuesday’s midterm elections. In fact, twice as many people cited concern about healthcare as any other matter.
Healthcare is #1 Issue in the Mid-term Elections
With election season in full gear, healthcare is again the top issue on the minds of voters. In congressional races across the nation, candidates are sparring over health coverage. Democrats have seized upon Republican incumbents’ votes to repeal the Affordable Care Act (ACA) and with it, important consumer protections, particularly for people with preexisting conditions.
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- Consumers Need Better (Not More) Information to Make Healthcare Decisions
- Rural Hospitals Under Pressure: They Need Our Support
- Laying the Foundation for a Constructive Discussion of Healthcare in 2019
- Midterms Highlighted the Need to Work Together to Improve Healthcare
- Healthcare is #1 Issue in the Mid-term Elections
- Boston Globe Says No to Staffing Ratios
- A Step Forward in Combating the Opioid Crisis
- Short-term Health Plans are Cheap, but They’re No Bargain
- Hospitals Improve Health by Helping Patients Enroll in Health Insurance
- VBP Alphabet Soup: So Many Recipes - What's the Secret Sauce?
- New York’s Impressive Healthcare Track Record
- When Guns Get into Hospitals: How Hospitals Protect Employees, Patients, and Visitors from Gun Violence
- Innovation Center Director Shares Insights with Capital Region Healthcare Leaders
- Is Single Payer the Answer?
- Mandated Nurse Staffing Ratios are the Wrong Approach to Patient Safety
- Gotta Know the Rules
- Protecting a Vision
- Say YES to Healthcare Stabilization
- Healthcare Shortfall Fund is Prudent Planning
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