Health Care Finances: News
Jim Tallon: Getting from Here to There
Four issues exemplify the significant conflicts underlying work in New York to successfully implement a dramatically improved health care system.
Jim Tallon: Positive Changes Taking Shape in NY Health Care
Published by Crain's New York Business on April 24, 2011, and re-posted with permission, this op-ed by Jim Tallon outlines some of the big changes on the ground that are coming to health care.
United Hospital Fund Examines Promising Collaboration of Providers and Payers to Create Medical Homes and Improve Primary Care
A new report from the United Hospital Fund examines a promising initiative, the Adirondack Medical Home Demonstration—a partnership of hospitals, primary care physicians, private insurance carriers, and New York State, working together to redesign medical practice in an area spanning four counties in the Adirondacks.
United Hospital Fund Report Finds Small Improvement in New York City Hospitals' Finances for Some, Others Remain at Risk
A Fund report finds a small improvement in the financial condition of the city’s nonprofit hospitals between 2006 and 2009—but this improvement was not experienced uniformly or by all.
Jim Tallon: Truth-Telling Time
It's time to tell the truth about the Affordable Care Act—and about the consequences of inaction.
Collaboration among Payers Presents Opportunities for Health Care Reform, but Challenges Remain
A new report from the United Hospital Fund assesses the opportunities and challenges for multipayer collaborations to be critical agents of reform in health care delivery.
United Hospital Fund Report Compares Financial Condition of New York City's and Other Leading Academic Medical Centers
While academic medical centers have the best financial performance of any group of New York City hospitals, they had significantly lower margins than their peers in other states, concludes this report.
Jim Tallon: Forecast for Reform: Storms Ahead
National health reform efforts pose challenges at the state level--and the danger of undermining the very progress they seek.
United Hospital Fund Report Rethinks Service Delivery for Some of the Highest-Cost Medicaid Patients
This report lays out the challenges to improving care for certain high-cost Medicaid beneficiaries, focusing on those with multiple and substantial needs who rely disproportionately on hospital inpatient services.
United Hospital Fund Receives HEAL NY Grant to Focus on Overuse of Emergency Departments
The $198,000 award will fund an analysis of the overuse of hospital emergency departments for conditions that are often best treated in ambulatory care settings.
United Hospital Fund Report Finds That New York City Hospitals Are Lagging Hospitals Nationwide in Capital Investment
From 2000 to 2006, the “average age of plant” rose dramatically in New York City's nonprofit hospitals, which are struggling to keep pace with capital investment.
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