Victoria Bailey Former Assistant Editor, Xtelligent xtelligent Rev Cycle Management Emergency Department Labor Costs Up 50% From Pre-Pandemic Levels 17 Mar 2023 xtelligent Healthcare Payers Stakeholder Groups Oppose Medicare Advantage Risk Adjustment Changes 16 Mar 2023 xtelligent Healthcare Payers BCBSRI Recognizes Healthcare Sites Providing LGBTQ-Inclusive Care 15 Mar 2023 xtelligent Rev Cycle Management ACR Recommends Changes to Prior Authorization Proposed Rule 15 Mar 2023 xtelligent Healthcare Payers CA VBID Program Boosted Primary Care Use, Contained Healthcare Costs 14 Mar 2023 xtelligent Rev Cycle Management How Walmart Became a Major Player in the Healthcare Industry 14 Mar 2023 xtelligent Healthcare Payers Health Insurance Impacts Racial Inequities in Cervical Cancer Diagnoses 13 Mar 2023 xtelligent Healthcare Payers CareOregon Initiative Boosts Access to Housing for Community Members 10 Mar 2023 xtelligent Rev Cycle Management Biden’s FY24 Budget Aims to Extend Medicare Trust Fund Solvency 10 Mar 2023 xtelligent Healthcare Payers How Medicaid Managed Care Orgs Can Better Invest in SDOH Interventions 10 Mar 2023 xtelligent Healthcare Payers Women Face High Out-of-Pocket Costs for Breast Cancer Treatment 09 Mar 2023 xtelligent Rev Cycle Management AMGA Opposes Proposed Medicare Advantage Coding Changes 09 Mar 2023 xtelligent Healthcare Payers BMA Asks CMS to Rethink Medicare Advantage Risk Adjustment Model Changes 08 Mar 2023 xtelligent Rev Cycle Management How E/M Payment Policy Changes Impacted Physician Reimbursement 08 Mar 2023 xtelligent Healthcare Payers Humana Collab Expands Value-Based Care for Medicare Advantage Members 07 Mar 2023 xtelligent Rev Cycle Management COVID-19 Vaccination Requirements Boosted Uptake Among NYC Municipal Workers 07 Mar 2023 xtelligent Healthcare Payers Blue Shield of CA Expands Access to Mental Healthcare Resources 06 Mar 2023 xtelligent Healthcare Payers BCBSM Funds Community-Based Orgs to Improve Senior Wellbeing 06 Mar 2023 xtelligent Rev Cycle Management Providers are Increasingly Billing Outpatient Visits at Higher Levels 06 Mar 2023 xtelligent Healthcare Payers NCQA Recognizes WI UnitedHealthcare Plan for Health Equity Efforts 03 Mar 2023 xtelligent Rev Cycle Management Outpatient Sector Saw the Most Private Equity Investments in 2022 03 Mar 2023 xtelligent Healthcare Payers Medicare Advantage Beneficiaries See Lower Hospitalization Rates 02 Mar 2023 xtelligent Rev Cycle Management SNF Vertical Integration Tied to Higher Utilization, Fewer Readmissions 02 Mar 2023 xtelligent Rev Cycle Management Medicaid Expansion Tied to Fewer Financial Challenges for Rural Hospitals 01 Mar 2023 xtelligent Healthcare Payers CareSource, Walmart Partner to Address Racial Health Disparities 01 Mar 2023 xtelligent Healthcare Payers Blue Cross MN Partnership Expands Value-Based Care for Rural Members 28 Feb 2023 xtelligent Rev Cycle Management Negotiated Prices for Surgical Procedures Higher in Hospital Networks 28 Feb 2023 xtelligent Rev Cycle Management KLAS: Workday, Oracle Receive Top Scores for Cloud-based ERP Services 27 Feb 2023 xtelligent Healthcare Payers Humana Will Leave Employer Group Insurance Business to Focus on Public Plans 27 Feb 2023 xtelligent Healthcare Payers What the Prior Authorization Proposed Rule Means for Payers 24 Feb 2023 xtelligent Rev Cycle Management NAACOS, AMA Push for Long-Term Value-Based Care Efforts 24 Feb 2023 xtelligent Healthcare Payers Hospice Enrollment from Community Setting More Common in Medicare Advantage 23 Feb 2023 xtelligent Rev Cycle Management Staffing Experts Share How Hospitals Can Improve Workforce Management 23 Feb 2023 xtelligent Rev Cycle Management AMGA Calls on Congress to Advance Value-Based Care, Support Providers 21 Feb 2023 xtelligent Healthcare Payers BCBST Report Reveals Racial Care Disparities Among TN Residents 21 Feb 2023 xtelligent Rev Cycle Management Workforce Challenges Remain a Top Concern for Healthcare Executives 17 Feb 2023 xtelligent Healthcare Payers Indiana Payer Partners with Provider Org to Boost Primary Care Access 17 Feb 2023 xtelligent Rev Cycle Management Digging into CVS’ Latest Proposed Purchase: Oak Street Health 16 Feb 2023 xtelligent Healthcare Payers AHIP Asks CMS to Reconsider Proposed Medicare Advantage Policy Changes 16 Feb 2023 xtelligent Healthcare Payers Employer-Sponsored Health Plans Pay More for Drugs than Medicare 15 Feb 2023 xtelligent Rev Cycle Management AMA Urges CMS to Finalize Medicare Advantage Prior Authorization Reforms 14 Feb 2023 xtelligent Rev Cycle Management REH Designation May Help Small Share of Rural Hospitals Avoid Closure 13 Feb 2023 xtelligent Healthcare Payers Out-of-pocket Costs for Opioid Use Disorder Treatment Varied by Payer 13 Feb 2023 xtelligent Rev Cycle Management Value-Based Platform Will Join CMS Incentive Program to Support Rural ACOs 13 Feb 2023 xtelligent Healthcare Payers ACA Marketplace Plans Denied Nearly 17% of In-Network Claims in 2021 13 Feb 2023 xtelligent Healthcare Payers Centene Managed Care Plans Will Pay Medi-Cal $215M for Overcharges 10 Feb 2023 xtelligent Healthcare Payers Humana Maintains Primary Care Access for Medicare Advantage Members 09 Feb 2023 xtelligent Rev Cycle Management Only 25% of Hospitals Are Complying with the Price Transparency Rule 08 Feb 2023 xtelligent Healthcare Payers Most Employers Will Enhance Services to Improve Employee Wellbeing 08 Feb 2023 xtelligent Rev Cycle Management Higher Spending on Nursing Home Staff is Not Tied to Better Staffing Levels 08 Feb 2023 xtelligent Healthcare Payers Enrollment in Medicaid, CHIP Has Grown 28% During the Pandemic 07 Feb 2023 xtelligent Rev Cycle Management Long-Term Care ACOs Present an Opportunity for the Most Complex Populations 07 Feb 2023 xtelligent Rev Cycle Management How Healthcare Organizations Can Help Improve Social Risk Interventions 06 Feb 2023 xtelligent Healthcare Payers Medicare Advantage Plans Rejected 2M Prior Authorization Requests in 2021 06 Feb 2023 xtelligent Rev Cycle Management GAO: CMS Nursing Home Ownership Information Lacks Transparency 03 Feb 2023 xtelligent Healthcare Payers Health Savings Account Balances, Contributions Grew in 2021 03 Feb 2023 xtelligent Rev Cycle Management Automating Claims Management Processes May Reduce Costs for Providers 02 Feb 2023 xtelligent Healthcare Payers Aetna Funding Improves Healthcare Access for Domestic Violence Survivors 02 Feb 2023 xtelligent Healthcare Payers GAO: CMS Lacks Encounter Data for MA Supplemental Benefits 01 Feb 2023 xtelligent Rev Cycle Management US Sees Highest Healthcare Spending But Worst Health Outcomes 01 Feb 2023 xtelligent Rev Cycle Management Locum Tenens Clinicians Experience Lower Burnout Levels than Physicians 31 Jan 2023 xtelligent Healthcare Payers HHS Approval Boosts Access to Care for Incarcerated Medicaid Beneficiaries 31 Jan 2023 xtelligent Rev Cycle Management Private Equity Ownership of Rural Hospitals is Growing, Report Finds 30 Jan 2023 xtelligent Rev Cycle Management Patients Face Higher Healthcare Spending, Prices at Health Systems 30 Jan 2023 xtelligent Healthcare Payers Cigna’s Integrated Health Plan Reduced Care Costs for Employers 30 Jan 2023 xtelligent Healthcare Payers 65% of Beneficiaries Were Uninsured After Medicaid, CHIP Disenrollment 27 Jan 2023 xtelligent Rev Cycle Management AMGA: Medical Groups Faced Workforce Challenges, High Expenses in 2022 27 Jan 2023 xtelligent Healthcare Payers Medicaid Expansion Tied to Reduced Postpartum Hospitalizations 26 Jan 2023 xtelligent Rev Cycle Management KLAS: Orgs Value Functionality from Claims Management Vendors 26 Jan 2023 xtelligent Rev Cycle Management Caring for Opioid Use Disorder Patients Costs Hospitals $95B Per Year 25 Jan 2023 xtelligent Healthcare Payers Elevance Health Will Acquire BCBSLA, Improve Care Access in LA 25 Jan 2023 xtelligent Healthcare Payers FCC Allows Use of Automated Calls, Texts for Coverage, Enrollment Info 24 Jan 2023 xtelligent Rev Cycle Management Higher Surgical Volume Led to Better Patient Outcomes, Lower Costs 24 Jan 2023 xtelligent Rev Cycle Management Significant Staffing Challenges Continue for Nursing Homes 23 Jan 2023 xtelligent Healthcare Payers ACA Improved Access to Health Insurance for People with Schizophrenia 23 Jan 2023 xtelligent Healthcare Payers Decreased Uninsurance Rate in 2021 Driven by Public Coverage Gains 20 Jan 2023 xtelligent Rev Cycle Management Medicaid Expansion Helped Improve Provider Financial Performance 20 Jan 2023 xtelligent Healthcare Payers Tufts Health Plan, Harvard Pilgrim Collab Boosts Access to LGBTQ+ Care 19 Jan 2023 xtelligent Rev Cycle Management Healthcare Bankruptcies Grew by 84% in 2022, Returning to 2020 Levels 19 Jan 2023 xtelligent Healthcare Payers Medicaid Expansion Helped Reduce Eviction Rates, Housing Insecurity 18 Jan 2023 xtelligent Healthcare Payers BCBSRI Grants $740K to Improve Health Equity, Access to Stable Housing 17 Jan 2023 xtelligent Rev Cycle Management AAMC: Gender and Racial Diversity On the Rise in US Physician Workforce 17 Jan 2023 xtelligent Healthcare Payers Medicaid HCBS Recipients Had High Excess Mortality Rates During Pandemic 17 Jan 2023 xtelligent Healthcare Payers How State Medicaid Programs Address the Behavioral Health Workforce Shortage 16 Jan 2023 xtelligent Rev Cycle Management Elective Surgeries Shifted from Inpatient to Outpatient Settings 13 Jan 2023 xtelligent Healthcare Payers CMS: 15.9M Enrollees Have Selected ACA Marketplace Plans for 2023 12 Jan 2023 xtelligent Rev Cycle Management Consumers are Frustrated with Healthcare Billing Correction Process 12 Jan 2023 xtelligent Healthcare Payers HHS, CMS Guidance Boosts Access to Specialty Behavioral Healthcare 11 Jan 2023 xtelligent Healthcare Payers Provider Orgs Join Full-Risk Value-Based Care Contracts with BCBSM 10 Jan 2023 xtelligent Rev Cycle Management Bundled Payment Model Reduced Spending on Medical, Surgical Episodes 10 Jan 2023 xtelligent Rev Cycle Management VillageMD Completes $8.9B Acquisition of Summit Health-CityMD 09 Jan 2023 xtelligent Healthcare Payers LA Care Health Plan Grants $2M to Address Provider Burnout, Shortages 09 Jan 2023 xtelligent Healthcare Payers High Perceived Healthcare Costs Limit Coverage Access for Uninsured 06 Jan 2023 xtelligent Rev Cycle Management AHA Urges MedPAC to Consider Higher Medicare Payment Updates for 2024 06 Jan 2023 xtelligent Healthcare Payers 156M Beneficiaries Receive Health Insurance Through Public Programs 05 Jan 2023 xtelligent Rev Cycle Management Financial Challenges for Health Systems Will Likely Persist in 2023 05 Jan 2023 xtelligent Healthcare Payers Women with Employer Sponsored Health Insurance Face Affordability Issues 04 Jan 2023 xtelligent Rev Cycle Management Hospital Margins Improved in November But Remained Negative 04 Jan 2023 xtelligent Healthcare Payers Traditional Medicare to Medicare Advantage Switching Rates Grew in 2020 03 Jan 2023 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