Friday Five: Top 5 healthcare business news items from the MCOL Weekend edition
Every business day, MCOL posts feature stories making news on the business of health care. Here are five we think are particularly important for this week:
As ER Wait Times Grow, More Patients Leave Against Medical Advice
Emergency room patients increasingly leave California hospitals against medical advice, and experts say crowded ERs are likely to blame.
Kaiser Health News
Friday, May 17, 2019
CMS takes aim at spread pricing in Medicaid managed care
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services issued an information bulletin (PDF) on the calculations for a Medicaid managed care plan’s medical loss ratio, as the agency is concerned insurers aren’t accurately including pharmacy benefit manager spread pricing in those calculations.
Fierce Healthcare
Wednesday, May 15, 2019
Will Washington State's New 'Public Option' Plan Reduce Health Care Costs?
Millions of Americans who buy individual health insurance, and don't qualify for a federal subsidy, have been hit with sticker shock in recent years.
NPR
Friday, May 17, 2019
Low-rated US hospitals are deadlier due to mistakes, botched surgery, infections
Patients' risk of dying from medical mistakes, deadly infections and safety lapses have gotten much worse at the lowest ranked U.S. hospitals, underscoring Americans' need to check ratings of their local hospitals, new research released Wednesday shows.
USA Today
Thursday, May 16, 2019
Walmart Charts New Course By Steering Workers To High-Quality Imaging Centers
Walmart Inc., the nation’s largest private employer, is worried that too many of its workers are having health conditions misdiagnosed, leading to unnecessary surgery and wasted health spending.
Kaiser Health News
Wednesday, May 15, 2019
These and more weekly news items on the business of healthcare are featured in the MCOL Weekend edition, along with the MCOL Tidbits, and more, for MCOL Premium level members.
Reader Comments