Business/Technology

Midterm Election Boosts Medicaid Expansion, But Challenges Remain

Nov 08, 2018 at 08:07 pm by Staff

  Phil Galewitz, Kaiser Health News Medicaid -- which has been a political football between Washington and state capitols during the past decade -- scored big in Tuesda.... Read More

House Dems In New Seats Of Power Will Steer Health Policy, Attack Drug Prices

Nov 08, 2018 at 07:44 pm by Staff

  Emmarie Huetteman, Kaiser Health News For the first time since passing the Affordable Care Act, Democrats will soon control the House of Representatives and its power.... Read More

Midterm Results Show Health Is Important To Voters But No Magic Bullet

Nov 08, 2018 at 07:35 pm by Staff

  Julie Rovner, Kaiser Health News   Health care proved important but apparently not pivotal in the 2018 midterm elections on Tuesday as voters gave Democrats con.... Read More

Advanced Kids Care - Pediatric Practice, Pediatric Urgent Care and Pediatric Concierge Care

Nov 08, 2018 at 12:58 pm by Staff

. Advanced Kids Care has announced immediate availability of Pediatric Urgent Care services for walk-ins, after hours, weekends, Pediatric practices and Pediatric Concierge Ca.... Read More

The Election's Impact On Health Care: Some Bellwether Races To Watch

Nov 05, 2018 at 07:43 pm by Staff

  Julie Rovner, Kaiser Health News Voters this year have told pollsters in no uncertain terms that health care is important to them. In particular, maintaining insuranc.... Read More

Quick: What's The Difference Between Medicare-For-All and Single-Payer?

Nov 05, 2018 at 07:30 pm by Staff

  Samantha Young, Kaiser Health News MODESTO, Calif. -- Betsy Foster and Doug Dillon are devotees of Josh Harder. The Democratic upstart is attempting to topple Republi.... Read More

Heart Drug Spotlights Troubling Trends In Drug Marketing

Nov 05, 2018 at 07:25 pm by Staff

  Shefali Luthra, Kaiser Health News At the end of September, Amarin Corp. teased some early findings for Vascepa, its preventive medicine for people at risk of heart d.... Read More

Healthcare is This Year's Political Football

Nov 05, 2018 at 07:16 pm by Staff

. Healthcare is the political football of the midterm elections. But unlike the game of football, there are no rules. And the goal is to win - not for the benefit of the team.... Read More

Orlando Health joins the Healthcare Financial Management Association

Nov 03, 2018 at 09:12 pm by Staff

. Orlando Health has joined the Healthcare Financial Management Association (HFMA), providing membership benefits to all of its more than 20,000 employees. Previously limited.... Read More

Cigna Expands its 2019 Medicare Advantage Plans in Florida To Include the Greater Orlando Area

Nov 03, 2018 at 08:51 pm by Staff

. Global health service company Cigna (NYSE: CI) today announced it will now offer its highly-rated Medicare Advantage plans in the Orlando metropolitan area. In addition to t.... Read More

Pricey Precision Medicine Often Financially Toxic For Cancer Patients

Nov 01, 2018 at 10:34 pm by Staff

  Liz Szabo, Kaiser Health News When Kristen Kilmer was diagnosed with incurable breast cancer at age 38, her first thought was of her 8-year-old daughter. Kilmer lost.... Read More

In Search Of Insurance Savings, Consumers Can Get Unwittingly Wedged Into Narrow-Network Plans

Nov 01, 2018 at 10:23 pm by Staff

.   Steven Findlay, Kaiser Health News As a breast cancer survivor, Donna Catanuchi said she knows she can't go without health insurance. But her monthly premium of $8.... Read More

Florida Hospital Breaks Ground on Emergency Department to Serve Oviedo-area Residents

Nov 01, 2018 at 06:47 pm by Staff

. Florida Hospital leaders broke ground on an emergency department that will expand the health care system's network to better serve residents of Oviedo and surrounding com.... Read More

CMS Finalizes Changes to Advance Innovation, Restore Focus on Patients

Nov 01, 2018 at 06:30 pm by Staff

. The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) finalized bold proposals that address provider burnout and provide clinicians immediate relief from excessive paperwo.... Read More

AMA Applauds HHS for Revisions to Medicare E/M Policies

Nov 01, 2018 at 06:25 pm by Staff

Statement attributed to: Barbara L. McAneny, M.D. President, American Medical Association . "With physicians facing excessive documentation requirements in their practices.... Read More

Dialysis Giant DaVita Defends Itself In Court And At The Polls

Oct 29, 2018 at 10:51 pm by Staff

  Samantha Young, Kaiser Health News It's been a year of playing defense for DaVita Inc., one of the country's largest dialysis providers. A federal jury in Colorado t.... Read More

Trump Adds A Global Pricing Plan To Wide Attack On Drug Prices, But Doubts Persist

Oct 29, 2018 at 10:44 pm by Staff

. Sarah Jane Tribble, Kaiser Health News President Donald Trump's new pledge to crack down on "the global freeloading" in prescription drugs had a sense of déjà.... Read More

In Days Of Data Galore, Patients Have Trouble Getting Own Medical Records

Oct 25, 2018 at 08:30 pm by Staff

  Judith Graham, Kaiser Health News Medical records can be hard for patients to get, even in this digital information age. But they shouldn't be: Federal law guarantee.... Read More

Preserving and Protecting the Independent Physician Event

Oct 25, 2018 at 12:29 pm by Staff

. Fifty independent physicians, practice administrators, CFMGMA members and Central Florida healthcare professionals spent Wednesday evening with the Orlando Medical News, at.... Read More

Complex and Rapidly Changing Payment Models Challenge Physician Practices, Study Finds

Oct 24, 2018 at 09:30 am by Staff

. Physician payment models are becoming more complex and the pace of change is increasing, creating challenges for physician practices that might hamper their ability to i.... Read More