Charges to private health insurers for air ambulance services in 2016 were dramatically higher than rates paid by Medicare, according to a study recently published in Health Affairs.
The child spent two days in the hospital and is expected to make a full recovery, in today's bite-sized hospital and health industry news from Illinois, North Carolina, and Pennsylvania.
Body mass index (BMI) is often used as a catch-all marker of a person's overall health—but several other simple measurements might offer a better glimpse into fitness and mortality risk, James Hamblin writes for The Atlantic.
For a new report, the physician recruiting firm Merritt Hawkins reviewed thousands of recruiting engagements for physicians and advanced practitioners over the last year. Find out which specialties were in the greatest demand—and which offered the highest salaries—on our interactive charts.
CMS on Thursday issued a proposed rule that would eliminate existing requirements on how states assess access to care among fee-for-service (FFS) Medicaid beneficiaries and replace them with a more standardized approach that the agency hopes to develop with industry stakeholders.
CMS on Wednesday issued a proposed rule to implement a mandatory bundled payment model intended to replace Medicare's current fee-for-service payment model for radiation oncology in certain geographic regions.
Daily Briefing's Jackie Kimmell breaks down seven stories you should know about the moves Big Tech disruptors have made in the past month—and how they could impact the health care industry.
