Anthem is planning to exit Ohio exchange markets for the 2018 coverage year, meaning there is no insurer currently planning to sell 2018 exchange plans in 18 Ohio counties.
The ordinance will impose a 1.75-cent-per-ounce tax on distributors of bottled and canned sodas, juice drinks, ready-to-drink coffees, and other sweetened beverages, in today's bite-sized hospital and health industry news from New Jersey, Washington, and Washington, D.C.
Many cancer patients face an unexpected crossroads during treatment: continue receiving care targeting their cancer—or suspend treatment, because their cancer drugs may risk their heart health, Lucette Lagnado writes for the Wall Street Journal.
A new study finds that the amount U.S. hospitals charge patients for ED care varies widely based on a patient's insurance status and the type of hospital at which they seek care, but the American College of Emergency Physicians has pushed back on the findings, saying the study did a poor job of establishing fair market value.
Great River Health Systems three years ago decided to revamp its relatively standard physician onboarding process—replacing a half-day program of paperwork with an immersive two-and-a-half day introduction to the system, Debra Beaulieu writes for Health Leaders Media.
