high costs Archives - MedCity News https://medcitynews.com/tag/high-costs/ Healthcare technology news, life science current events Thu, 14 Sep 2023 19:58:13 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.3.1 https://medcitynews.com/uploads/2021/03/cropped-mblue-32x32.png high costs Archives - MedCity News https://medcitynews.com/tag/high-costs/ 32 32 40682243 Providers & Payers Need to Learn How to Play Nice Sooner Rather Than Later https://medcitynews.com/2023/09/healthcare-insurance-collaboration/ https://medcitynews.com/2023/09/healthcare-insurance-collaboration/#respond Thu, 14 Sep 2023 19:58:13 +0000 https://medcitynews.com/?p=648609

Even though providers and payers don’t always get along, they need to come together now more than ever. In the post-pandemic landscape, the healthcare industry won’t be able to maintain care quality and protect patient access without strong collaboration between these two parties, health system leaders said during a virtual panel.

]]> https://medcitynews.com/2023/09/healthcare-insurance-collaboration/feed/ 0 648609 NYTimes reminds us why most don’t care about the medical device tax https://medcitynews.com/2013/08/nytimes-reminds-us-why-most-dont-care-about-the-medical-device-tax/ https://medcitynews.com/2013/08/nytimes-reminds-us-why-most-dont-care-about-the-medical-device-tax/#comments Tue, 06 Aug 2013 11:23:38 +0000 https://medcitynews.com/?p=234431 In a rough U.S. economy, the NYTimes showed why medical tourism isn’t crazy: it can […]

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]]> https://medcitynews.com/2013/04/medicaid-expansion-deja-vu-all-over-again/feed/ 1 207546 Friedman applied to healthcare: Spending someone else’s money on someone else (video) https://medcitynews.com/2012/12/friedman-applied-to-healthcare-spending-someone-elses-money-on-someone-else-video/ https://medcitynews.com/2012/12/friedman-applied-to-healthcare-spending-someone-elses-money-on-someone-else-video/#respond Wed, 05 Dec 2012 12:54:46 +0000 https://medcitynews.com/?p=174527 In the discussion on Dr. Keith Smith’s defense of his right to earn a fair […]

]]> https://medcitynews.com/2012/12/friedman-applied-to-healthcare-spending-someone-elses-money-on-someone-else-video/feed/ 0 174527 Doctor self-referrals for advanced imaging cost Medicare $100M in 2010 https://medcitynews.com/2012/11/doctor-self-referrals-for-advanced-imaging-cost-medicare-100m-in-2010/ https://medcitynews.com/2012/11/doctor-self-referrals-for-advanced-imaging-cost-medicare-100m-in-2010/#respond Thu, 01 Nov 2012 13:38:21 +0000 https://medcitynews.com/?guid=7cb706662840ed99a450598af342f1e7 According to a Government Accountability Office report, doctors who referred patients for tests involving advanced imaging machines that they or a family member owned cost Medicare more than $100 million in 2010.
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]]> https://medcitynews.com/2012/08/11-billion-per-year-healthcare-bill-will-sink-the-post-office-long-before-e-mail-does/feed/ 2 143734 Will cost-sharing be enough to create more smart healthcare consumers? https://medcitynews.com/2012/07/will-cost-sharing-be-enough-to-get-more-people-to-become-smart-healthcare-consumers/ https://medcitynews.com/2012/07/will-cost-sharing-be-enough-to-get-more-people-to-become-smart-healthcare-consumers/#comments Thu, 19 Jul 2012 02:41:23 +0000 https://medcitynews.com/?p=142852 In some surveys, U.S. consumers seem primed for health engagement, liking the ability to schedule […]

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