During the last recession, Arizona cut [insurance] coverage for tens of thousands of people. This year, the state expanded Medicaid again, although the decision faces a legal challenge. Arizona’s on-again, off-again approach makes it a useful place to look at the impact of a program that covers more than 1 in 5 Americans. At the…

A new Medicare rule that will eliminate global surgical payments in two phases beginning in 2017 will be “an administrative burden for surgeons” and “a nightmare to track,” says the American College of Surgeons. A new Medicare rule that unbundles global surgeons’ fees for thousands of procedures not only bucks a national trend toward episode-based…

Most health startups likely to fail because they dont understand health care payment models | VentureBeat | Health | by debrasharp.

Most health startups likely to fail because they dont understand health care payment models | VentureBeat | Health | by debrasharp.