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Before assessing penalties, Medicare assesses rates of infection among patients with catheters in major veins and in the bladder and eight other patient injuries, such as blood clots, bed sores and accidental falls.
Officials did not properly prioritize or track investigations, leading to delays and incomplete probes, according to a state audit.
KHN’s consumer columnist says the health law initially allowed some plans to do that, but that provision is no longer valid.
The most satisfied were those who received subsidies; the least satisfied had their previous plans canceled.
More states are creating all-payer claims databases. Find out how they work.
The aerospace giant is teaming with accountable care organizations to save themselves money by taking the “middle men” — insurers — out of their health care equation.
Many are encouraging the use of less-costly regimens and paying the same for drugs, whether they’re given in hospital outpatient settings or doctors’ offices.
KHN’s consumer columnist answers inquiries from readers.
Co-insurance, co-pays, deductibles? It’s not easy to know what’s what.
Does a patient need a transfusion or another medication? Artificial intelligence systems can help doctors decide.
Decoding premiums, co-insurance, co-pays and deductibles has some people reeling
