The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services has released the Medicare Advantage, Part C and Medicare Part D Star Ratings that rank MA plans by the quality of health and drug services received by consumers. Thirty-one contracts for both Medicare Advantage and the Part D drug plan earned 5 stars, compared to 57 in 2023.
Twenty-three critical access hospitals have come together to form a rural clinically integrated network.
TEFCA implementation and FHIR standards need to address effectiveness and expense issues, say FAST cochairs Deepak Sadagopan and Duncan Weatherston.
With subsidiary Optum leading the way, UnitedHealth Group posted $5.8 billion in profit for the third quarter, a slight increase over last year’s Q3 figure, and raked in $92.4 billion in revenue, a 14% increase over the year prior, according to the latest earnings report.
Walgreens Boots Alliance has plans to cut over $1 billion in 2024 and to shutter 60 healthcare clinics in unprofitable markets. The company reported fourth quarter operating losses of $450 million, compared to $822 million operating losses during the fourth quarter of 2022.
Patient care is under threat from cyberattacks, particularly supply chain and business email compromise (BEC) attacks, as more and more healthcare organizations are grappling with the cost and headache associated with them, finds a new survey on healthcare cybersecurity from Proofpoint and the Ponemon Institute.
The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services has released the 2024 premiums, deductibles, and coinsurance amounts for the Medicare Part A and Part B and the 2024 Medicare Part D income-related monthly adjustment amounts. WHAT’S THE IMPACT: PART B Premiums and Deductibles
Healthcare spending projections for 2030 are now 21% below what the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services expected a decade ago, according to a study by Peterson Center on Healthcare and KFF.
Jacqueline de Leeuw, CNIO at Radboud University Medical Centre, said that during the process of achieving HIMSS EMRAM Stage 7 certification her organization was challenged to become better digitized.
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan and Blue Cross Blue Shield of Vermont have received formal approval from the Vermont Department of Financial Regulation to affiliate, which will enable both organizations to begin sharing resources and expertise to broaden health plan and service offerings available through BCBS Vermont, the companies said.