Health equity is being brought into the chapter’s current events, says Elise Kohl-Grant, cochair of the programming committee at the chapter.

Prices negotiated by health insurers show a wide amount of variation between geographic locations, with a new study in JAMA Health Forum showing that these price variations often occur with the same insurer, costing more in one locale than in another. 

CVS Health Ventures, Kaiser Permanente Ventures and Mayo Clinic are among the healthcare organizations investing $30 million in Abridge’s latest funding round. The Series B funding was led by Spark Capital and also included existing investor Bessemer Venture Partners as well as SCAN Group, Lifepoint Health, UC Investments (University of California) and the American College […]

In a final rule, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services is increasing the end-stage renal disease (ESRD) prospective payment system (PPS) base rate to $271.02, increasing total payments to ESRD facilities by about 2.1% in an update to payment rates and policies regarding renal dialysis services furnished to Medicare beneficiaries on or after January […]

The National Institutes of Health estimates the cost of race and ethnicity disparities in the United States is upwards of $400 billion a year, says Dr. Michael Poku, chief clinical officer at Equality Health.  

Providers face monetary disincentives for violating information blocking, under a proposed rule released today by the Department of Health and Human Services.

The health system has an integrated strategic plan to help clinicians and patients get the best care, says CIO Dr. Michael Pfeffer.  

A proposed rule pertaining to the controversial No Surprises Act Dispute Resolution process, would, if finalized, require payers to provide additional information at the time of initial payment or notice of denial of payment.  The proposals aim to increase clarity and speed up the Federal Independent Dispute Resolution (IDR) process, which has been backlogged by […]

Data sets can be integrated into population health stratification to discover health equity issues that are preventing access to care, says Lynn Carroll, COO of HSBlox.  

UnitedHealthcare has announced it is expanding its Individual and Family Affordable Care Act Marketplace Plans from 11 to 26 states in 2024. The expansion increases its ACA footprint from 177 to 1,032 counties.