Since acquiring PillPack in 2018, Amazon has now bought Health Navigator in which they intend to offer to employees of Amazon. Many are certain Amazon will soon enter the healthcare market. Read the article below to find out more about this new acquisition that was made and learn some of Amazon’s goals. In what is…
State healthcare officials have until November 15 to put together a final “state option” proposal for the legislature. Many are hoping new changes will be implemented due to the rise in healthcare costs. Read the article below to find out more on what legislation may be coming and what the concerns are with this program.…
CMS’ Innovation Center will delay the start of a new payment model called Primary Care First by a year, according to timeline updates on the model’s information page. Primary Care First, announced in April, was slated to begin in January 2020. Now, it will begin in January 2021. The voluntary model is a set of five-year payment…
2019 ICD‐10‐CM updates went into effect on October 1st. These changes will impact encounters for dates of service October 1, 2019 through September 30, 2020. It is imperative that your organization has up‐to‐date coding resources and a keen understanding of the changes that will impact your reimbursement! The new updates can also influence your organization’s…
With the development of the health insurance exchange, prices for coverage for those in Colorado are going to drop. This will give families an average of $600-$700, back in their pockets. Read the article below to see when and how this new change will take place. For the first time since Colorado opened its health…
For 2019, the U.S. is projected to have spent $3.82 trillion on healthcare. No other country in the world spends this much on healthcare. Below we assess the data and see what the research is saying regarding healthcare prices in the United States. Continue reading to find out more on this wasteful spending. Waste accounts…
Private payers have begun to embrace the possibilities of value-based care. Many are not including value-based incentives, which allows the patient to save money. Read the article below to find out more on how this value-based pay system has a future. Value-based care has created a conundrum: pretty much everyone in healthcare likes the idea…
The Denver provider market is huge, and it is at a tipping point currently with rates and increases due to the economic development in the area. Some of these providers are merging with others, but there are strict regulations to this. Read the article below to find out more about this “tipping point”. Health systems…
RT Welter is excited to celebrate our 25th anniversary. We couldn’t have done it without all of you! To celebrate this special occasion, please join us for a night of fun, cocktails and snacks on Wednesday, September 25th. See below invitation for more information. A message from Todd Welter, our CEO on the past 25…
The Colorado Department of Health Care Policy & Financing now requires new and currently enrolled organization health care providers to use an NPI for service location and provider type. Read the article below to get more information on the new implementation of HB 18-1282. HB 18-1282 requires newly enrolling and currently enrolled organization health care…