Hospitals referring patients to a preferred network of skilled nursing facilities reduced readmissions for those patients by a greater rate than hospitals that offered a wider list for patients to ...

Amidst pressure to reduce readmissions, improve care quality, and increase patient engagement, providers have been looking to implement strategies to help keep patients from returning to acute care.

Medicare accountable care organizations use preferred skilled nursing facility networks for postacute care management, although the size, structure, and resource allocation of networks vary widely.

Under preferred pharmacy networks, unsubsidized Part D beneficiaries faced substantial incentives and moderately switched toward preferred pharmacies, whereas subsidized beneficiaries were insulated ...

HARTFORD, Conn. — Aetna has announced that Walmart and Sam’s Club pharmacies have been added to the preferred pharmacy network of the Aetna CVS/pharmacy Prescription Drug Plan as of Jan. 1. The Aetna ...

The partnership addresses a critical market failure: 51 million Americans need behavioral health services but face barriers due to fragmented systems, inaccurate provider data, and opaque pricing and ...

In an HHS’ Office of the Inspector General advisory opinion posted on Feb. 20, 2014, the OIG stated that a proposed arrangement involving the use of preferred hospital networks as part of certain ...

Amid challenging trends in drug prices and formularies, independent pharmacy advocates are pushing for a new "any willing" provider mandate in Medicare Part D. The National Community Pharmacists ...