Forget the Savings. Employees Use HSAs as Spending Accounts

Employees by and large are using their HSAs as spending accounts rather than as tax-free long-term savings accounts and many still do not understand how to take advantage of these plans, according to a new survey from Willis Towers Watson.

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Hospitals Make it Challenging for Patients to Access Medical Records

Under HIPAA, patients have the right to obtain a copy of their medical records. However, hospitals are making it difficult for them.

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Medicare Advantage Plans Shift Their Financial Risk to Doctors

Dr. Christopher Rao jumped out of his office chair. He'd just learned an elderly patient at high risk of falling was resisting his advice to go to an inpatient rehabilitation facility following a hip fracture. 

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Verma, Azar Take Aim at ‘Medicare for All’ Proposals

Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) Administrator Seema Verma took another swipe at calls for a “Medicare for All” healthcare system this week, saying expanding those benefits to every American would “dilute” the program. 

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U.S Hospitals Pay As Much As 6 Times More for Medical Devices than European Counterparts, Study Shows

Cardiac implant device prices are up to six times higher in the United States than in Germany, Italy, France and the UK, according to a new study from Health Affairs.

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Patient Advocacy Or Political Ploy? Union, Industry Square Off Over Dialysis Initiative

This year, California dialysis clinics — and their profits — are in a powerful union’s crosshairs.

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