It is important that managed care contracts be closely scrutinized from many angles to assure emergency medicine practices are getting the proper reimbursement. Many savvy practice leaders and ...

Reprinted with the permission from Surgical Management Professionals, as published in the Spring 2012 Issue of the SMP Connection, www.smpsd.com. Effective initial negotiation and ongoing maintenance ...

Reno, Nev.-based Renown Health has promoted Jenny Juchtzer to vice president of payer contracting. Ms. Juchtzer has spent nearly two decades at Renown, according to a Jan. 22 news release from the ...

Join I. Naya Kehayes, CEO and founder of Eveia Health Consulting & Management and a leading figure in the ASC industry and Caryl Serbin, president and founder of Surgery Consultants of America and ...

A key component of the much-touted 2024 Live Healthy Initiative is being carved up in the proposed health care budget released by House Republicans Thursday night. A product of the House Health Care ...

Early managed care prioritized coordinated primary care “gatekeeping,” selective contracting, utilization/quality controls, ...

Losing money after providing care for a patient. This happens to us daily across thousands of post-acute care facilities in our country. We might provide a patient with two weeks of our best clinical ...

This article is part of a Health Affairs Forefront featured topic, Medicaid Financing. The featured topic includes analysis, proposals, and commentary that will inform policies on the state and ...

Historically, the US health care system has failed to effectively assess or address food insecurity and poor nutrition. However, new policy pathways are emerging to support access to interventions ...

Quantitative Medicaid managed care network adequacy standards were not associated with improved mental health (MH) care access among adults and those with MH conditions. Objectives: Medicaid is the ...