Joint ventures between investor-owned and nonprofit health care organizations are not new; in fac...

November 8th, 2012
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Health plans and Medicare are using cost profiles to identify which physicians account for more h...

November 1st, 2012
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When patients are given decision aids, such as educational booklets, DVDs, or interactive tools, ...

October 30th, 2012
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The Affordable Care Act enacts a new payment system for private health plans available to Medicar...

October 16th, 2012
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Background In October 2008, CMS discontinued additional payments for certain hospital-acquired c...

October 11th, 2012
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On April 29, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services  released a final regulation for the ne...

September 12th, 2012
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As health care moves to a value-based business model, health care payments will likely be reduced...

April 5th, 2012
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