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Large employers project the total cost of providing medical and pharmacy benefits will rise 5% in 2019 to $14,800, according to the latest annual survey by the National Business Group on Health.
2018 premiums in the federally-facilitated health insurance exchanges were an average 50% higher in areas with only one insurer and 21% higher in areas with only two insurers, according to a study.
Clinicians can apply through Sept. 6 to participate in the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services’ Medicare Advantage Qualifying Incentive Arrangement Demonstration.
The National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine has released a summary from its March workshop on engaging the health care system in building capacity to respond to public health and national security threats.
The AHA has elected seven members to its Board of Trustees for three-year terms beginning Jan. 1.
The Joint Commission last week recognized four hospitals and health systems as a 2018 Pioneers in Quality Expert Contributor for their efforts to advance the evolution and use of electronic clinical quality measures.
The American Society of Health-System Pharmacists this week published updated guidelines for managing drug shortages.
Employment at the nation's hospitals rose by 0.13% in July to a seasonally adjusted 5,181,900 people, the Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today.
The New Jersey Hospital Association and New Jersey Housing and Mortgage Finance Agency this week announced a partnership to promote hospital investment in supportive housing in their communities.
AHA today urged the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services to create or adapt compensation exceptions to the Stark Law to enable hospitals and physicians to coordinate care and improve patient outcomes.