Although most of us think our health care system is predominantly a private system, government is heavily involved. Close to one in every two health care dollars is spent by
In one of the largest tests of a novel way to deliver and pay for healthcare, insurer CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield announced on Thursday that 1.1 million people receiving care through
Imagine yourself in a bar where a pickpocket takes money out of your wallet and with it buys you a glass of chardonnay. Although you would have preferred a pinot
Obamacare’s launch of health care exchanges is changing how Americans buy their health insurance, but it’s not just the uninsured that are benefiting from increased price competition. Growing interest in
Over the past two decades, the search for relief from back pain led skyrocketing numbers of Americans to a costly procedure that bonds vertebrae together. But as evidence mounted that
Well before implementation of the Affordable Care Act, a handful of states, including Maine, Maryland and Massachusetts, created all-payer claims databases (APCD), according to Stateline. The APCDs collect claims data
If you are feeling like most American business owners these days, the cost of healthcare for your employees is at or near the top of your list of primary concerns.
Almost seven out of 10 people who bought health insurance on the federal Obamacare exchanges are paying $100 or less a month for coverage, according to a Department of Health
Most of the uninsured have to wait five months for the next chance to seek coverage on the health care overhaul’s public exchanges. But that doesn’t mean they need to
