Kaiser Permanente is continuing to invest in value-based care despite uncertainty under the Trump administration, in today's bite-sized hospital and health industry news from California, Colorado, and Michigan.
Under an automatic-enrollment provision, U.S. residents who do not obtain coverage on their own—either through their employers or elsewhere—would automatically be enrolled in a basic health plan.
Rude behavior from patients may undercut providers' medical care and can even limit their ability to collaborate as a medical team, according to a study published in the Pediatrics.
A new study published in Health Affairs adds "to a growing body of evidence that health care costs are affected by the bargaining power of providers and insurers," researchers say.
The beginning of the Trump administration brings uncertainty for the health care industry and for the future of the ACA, Medicare, and Medicaid. Even so, providers' immediate path forward "shouldn't depend on politics one bit," according to three Advisory Board experts.
The next mega-recession could come from space, Iceland's innovative plan for cutting teen substance abuse, and more, in our reading list for the weekend.
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