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Hospitals with higher Medicare shares were more likely to close or be acquired from 2010-16

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Hospitals with higher Medicare shares were more likely to close or be acquired from 2010-16. Wed, 08/04/2021 - 12:49.

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CDC: 18.2M fewer uninsured Americans last year than in 2010

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million fewer than in 2010. About 9.4% of the U.S. population was uninsured in 2018, according to the National Center for Health Statistics’s (NCHS), 18.2

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CMS achieves lowest Medicare improper payment rate since 2010

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Improper payments in Medicare have been on the decline since Congress passed the Improper Payments Elimination and Recovery Act of 2010. They reached an eight-year low of 8.12% in the Medicare fee-for-service program this year, according to CMS.

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Volpara Health lands additional FDA clearance for breast cancer detection product

Mobi Health News

This marks the fourth clearance for Volpara’s breast health platform since its original authorization back in 2010.

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In the Past Ten Years, Workers’ Health Insurance Premiums Have Grown Much Faster Than Wages

Health Populi

Over ten years, the premium dollars grew from $13,770 in 2010 to $21K in 2020. The worker’s contribution share was 29% in 2010, and 26% in 2020. Single coverage reached $7,470 in 2020 and was $5,049 in 2010. The first chart illustrates the growth of the premium shares split by employer and employee contributions.

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Assessing and scoring pain levels in real time for better care

Mobi Health News

According to a paper titled Pain Management in the Elderly Population: A Review published in The Ochsner Journal in 2010, pain may be underreported because some elderly patients incorrectly believe that pain is a normal process of aging. In addition, caregivers and relatives are often the most reliable source of information.

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Rural health leaders call ACA impact a mixed bag since passage in 2010

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Rural hospital leaders have called the Affordable Care Act's impact on rural health underwhelming, due in part to not being able to write off bad debt and the Medicaid expansion.

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