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What CMS’ virtual care moves mean for healthcare at large

On November 1, CMS revealed updates to the 2019 Physician Fee Schedule and the Quality Payment Program. One of the changes involved virtual care. For the first time, Medicare will pay providers for co... read more

UnitedHealth Group Inc. (UNH) CEO David Wichmann on Q4 2018 Results - Earnings Call Transcript

Today, 99% of Optum care’s patients in our advanced form of Medicare value arrangements ... cost and experience of healthcare. As we move forward, we will continue to build out our comprehensive ... read more

How Pharmacy Patient Engagement Boosted Medication Adherence

The difference in mean adherence rate ... disease management at large. “Medication adherence is a large component of the Medicare Part D Star Ratings program and will continue to be an important as th... read more

What are the Mandatory Training Requirements for Care Workers?

It’s important to understand at this stage that the phrase ‘mandatory training’ can mean two ... on how to move people safely. Infection prevention and control helps ensure that care workers don’t eve... read more

3 Predictions for Virtual Care in 2019

and Medicare benefits." —Rich Berner, CEO, MDLIVE Teladoc Health: "Virtual care now has successfully expanded to include support for a wide range of conditions across the spectrum of care, from behavi... read more

Diner Diaries: For some voters, education and Medicare are on the mind; for others, it's Trump 'every day'

I mean, that’s what you feel like.” The national media has obsessed over the president’s every move, and the public just doesn ... going to vote for the incumbent Wolf. Health care is a big issue for ... read more

There’s No Magic in Venture-Backed Home Care

As you may know, home care is a large ... of healthcare, a major goal of the Affordable Care Act was to reduce readmissions and the overall costs of post-acute care. One way of doing that was to chang... read more

Transcript: Axelrod

And he passed a series of things that are going to move this country forward, from children's health care to pay equity for women ... this week with this Medicare... TAPPER: Yes, I mean, they're -- th... read more

How to Work Less—Without Giving Up Your Career

Assuming you’re eligible, you might be able to work half-time for half your pay and still keep your health insurance. Then ask colleagues who have made that move what has worked ... and advice from ed... read more

Day 3 Notes from the 2019 JP Morgan Healthcare Conference

The 2019 JP Morgan Healthcare ... Care Act or the other possible results of the current political situation. Rather, several presenters noted that the exchange population relatively is minimal in size ... read more

Aetna (AET) Aetna agrees to be acquired by CVS Conference (Transcript)

To achieve this, we plan to suspend our share repurchase program, maintain our current dividend per share, and forego any large scale ... doors for health care for Medicare, there is great opportunity ... read more