April 28, 2022 - Value-based payment models that shared five-year expected savings offered stronger incentives for clinicians to implement preventive interventions for postpartum depression compared to models that offered shared savings over just one year, according to a study published in JAMA Network Open. The Affordable Care Act requires most commercial health insurance plans to cover preventive...

April 26, 2022 - Americans continued to face medical debt challenges, with consumers reporting instances of debt collectors attempting to collect medical debt that was already paid or does not belong to them, according to data from the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB). The report analyzed consumer complaints submitted to CFPB. In 2021, CFPB sent more than 750,000 consumer complaints to...

April 22, 2022 - Physician practice acquisitions increased during the COVID-19 pandemic, resulting in nearly three-quarters of physicians being employed by hospitals, health systems, or other corporate entities, according to data from Avalere. Avalere gathered physician data from the IQVIA OneKey database between January 2019 and January 2022. The information was presented in a study sponsored by the...

April 21, 2022 - Medium and large hospitals with low profit margins were more likely to experience ownership changes between 2016 and 2021 compared to their smaller and more profitable counterparts, according to a new report from HHS. The report from the HHS Office of the Assistant Secretary for Planning and Evaluation (ASPE) analyzes new data CMS released on changes of ownership for hospitals and...