Economics

This channel highlights factors that impact hospital and healthcare economics and revenue. This includes news on healthcare policies, reimbursement, marketing, business plans, mergers and acquisitions, supply chain, salaries, staffing, and the implementation of a cost-effective environment for patients and providers.

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News gems: Hospital price caps, costly drinking water, child-unready hospitals, more

A U.S. state is enjoying $50 million in annual savings after imposing price caps on its hospitals. OK—but what good things (or workers) got sacrificed?

The only heart failure treatment of its kind: Learn the latest billing recommendations for Barostim procedures

The Barostim device from CVRx continues to gain momentum as a go-to heart failure treatment. A free webinar is scheduled to examine the device's new CPT codes, which go into effect in 2026.

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Radiology provider Lumexa Imaging unveils pricing of IPO

The Raleigh, North Carolina-based company—which formerly went by US Radiology Specialists—is offering 25 million shares of common stock at $18.50 apiece. 

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Study finds big hospitals overpaid, rural facilities overlooked in Change Healthcare relief

Researchers from University of Minnesota found that more than 300 small, rural hospitals didn't even apply for relief. At the same time, many larger, for-profit systems received hundreds of thousands in overpayments. The findings are published in Health Affairs.

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CMS data shows 5.8M Americans enrolled in ACA coverage in November—more than last year

That number includes signups on both state and federal exchanges. To date, roughly 400,000 new plans have been sold on exchanges, year over year. But the still-unknown details will determine what exactly it all means.

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How US healthcare can win over—or win back—the American people

The American public’s trust in healthcare institutions, long a matter of common courtesy, fell off a cliff after the COVID-19 crisis. Two academic physicians propose a treatment pathway for the injured patient—aka our healthcare system’s reputation for reliability. 

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In brief: Hospitals v. pharmacies in court, lights on at all-electric hospital, money-minded nonprofits, more

A new hospital is about to become the largest in the country intended to operate on electricity only. 

In-house radiology 3D printing could produce significant savings.

In-house radiology 3D printing could slash costs by up to 70% per model

A 3D printer investment could "pay for itself after just a few prints,” new data suggest.