Andy Slavitt, former Center for Medicaid and Medicare Services administrator has created a venture capital firm, Town Hall Ventures. It aims at investing in healthcare technology and services companies that cater to the vulnerable populations.
Trump says he has got rid of Obamacare but, reality is quite different
President Trump has assured his supporters that he has got rid of Obamacare. At a rally in Michigan, he said that the individual mandate that made it essential for most people to have health insurance or pay a penalty, has been repealed as per the Republican tax.
Value based healthcare now moves towards an integrated platform
Black Book has conducted a survey in the Q1 of 2018, which polled 490 U.S. corporate, chain and Integrated Delivery Network (IDN) hospitals.
Surescripts’ performance reflects interoperability is rapidly advancing
Interoperability is rapidly advancing and a report from Surescripts, which is a national health information network, reflects this progress in the healthcare system as it shows strong growth in the health data transactions.
Medicare chief calls for transparency in healthcare
Seema Verma, CMS administrator (Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services) gave an exclusive interview at the World Health Care Congress in Washington, D.C., where she was also the keynote speaker.