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Dec 23, 2015 | Healthcare Finance Staff

Payers must change dynamic with providers to survive in the post-Affordable Care Act world

Finding the path to success in the post-Affordable Care Act world of ...

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Dec 22, 2015 | Healthcare Finance Staff

Affordable Care Act rate stabilization program results should guide strategy for 2016

Earlier this year, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services released the ...

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Nov 03, 2015 | Healthcare Finance Staff

Plans should be prepared for the difference between operational and financial success

In the first part of this series, we looked at a transformative year in ...

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Nov 03, 2015 | Healthcare Finance Staff

Engaging providers means aligning their goals with that of the consumer

In our last column, we took a look at how U.S. health plans operate in a world of rising ...

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Nov 03, 2015 | Healthcare Finance Staff

Transforming provider relationships is key to engaging consumers

U.S. health plans today operate in a world of rising expectations. They must work to contain rising ...

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Oct 18, 2015 | Priscilla Holland

4 myths about the healthcare EFT standard, debunked

While it's been in effect since January 2014, the Healthcare EFT Standard via ACH is still a source of ...

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Oct 18, 2015 | Jay Spence

Healthcare finance leaders as chief storytellers

In support of strategy formulation, finance plays a vital role in helping other leaders to understand the ...

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Oct 15, 2015 | Healthcare Finance Staff

RAPS, EDPS and risk adjustment: the health plan perfect storm

Commercial and government programs have witnessed a busy year -- most notably with the first year of ...

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Sep 25, 2015 | Healthcare Finance Staff

All signs point to value-based care: Are you ready?

With the current shift to value-based reimbursement, providers are facing noteworthy changes as healthcare ...

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Sep 17, 2015 | Healthcare Finance Staff

Setbacks and successes: What we've learned from the first year of commercial risk adjustment

Qualified health plans completed their first year of commercial ...

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