Economics

This channel highlights factors that impact hospital and healthcare economics and revenue. This includes news on healthcare policies, reimbursement, marketing, business plans, mergers and acquisitions, supply chain, salaries, staffing, and the implementation of a cost-effective environment for patients and providers.

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Immunotherapy methods effective in fighting cancer

Although the use of immunotherapy to treat cancer was once a far-fetched idea, the method has been gaining more traction lately. 

Medicare Part D premiums increase slightly, but spending still a problem

CMS announced a small jump in the average monthly premium in Medicare Part D prescription drug plans in 2017, up to $34.

CMS gives psychiatric facilities $100 million Medicare raise

Inpatient psychiatric facility payments will increase by 2.2 percent, or $100 million, under the Medicare payment and policy changes for fiscal year 2017.

Study: Does the implementation of EHRs affect patient outcome?

Physicians and healthcare providers experience frustrations associated with implementing EHRs, but does installing this technology affect patients care? Almost surprisingly, it does not.

Teva wins FTC approval for Allergan generics purchase, will divest of 79 drugs

Teva, the world’s largest generic drug maker, will be allowed to acquire Allergan’s generic drug business, with the condition it sell the rights and assets to 79 other products.

MedEx, Rite Aid partner to lower hospital readmission rates by 15%

Readmission rates among patients can rise when patient aren’t well informed about their care. In an effort to minimize readmissions, Patient Portal Technologies partnered with Rite Aid pharmacy to drop readmission rates by 15 percent. 

Anthem argues merger with Cigna would help ACA markets

In Anthem’s response to the U.S. Department of Justice’s antitrust lawsuit seeking to block its proposed acquisition of Cigna, the health insurer argues the deal would help stabilize health insurance exchanges created under the Affordable Care Act and repeated promises that savings from the merger would be passed on to consumers.

Hospital can’t challenge HHS data on DSH payments, court rules

Tampa General Hospital has lost the latest battle in a court fight against HHS on the data used to determine Disproportionate Share Hospital (DSH) payments for serving low-income patients.

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Cardiovascular Business
Cardiologist compensation still rising, especially in invasive and interventional cardiology

Updated compensation data includes good news for multiple subspecialties. The new report also examines private equity's impact on employment models and how much male cardiologists earn compared to females.

Cardiovascular Business
FDA’s tirzepatide decision creates uncertainty for patients—and leads to a lawsuit

When drugs are on the FDA’s shortage list, outsourcing facilities can produce their own compounded versions. When the FDA removed tirzepatide from that list with no warning, it created a considerable amount of chaos both behind the scenes and in pharmacies all over the country. 

Cardiovascular Business
Cardiology groups cheer new bill that would improve access to Medicare claims data

If passed, this bill would help clinician-led clinical registries explore Medicare data for research purposes. The Society of Thoracic Surgeons and American College of Cardiology both shared public support for the bipartisan legislation. 

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