Katz Brunner Healthcare (KBH) is a managed care consulting and data analysis firm specializing in the unique managed care issues confronted by healthcare providers located in small urban or rural areas. KBH utilizes the extensive experience of its principals in over thirty states, representing hundreds of hospitals and affiliated physician groups, and having worked with almost every major payor in the country.
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Specialist in managed care strategic action plans practical in small urban & rural communities
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ANALYSIS
Accurately identify impacts of practical & fiscal options in small community hospital settings
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Data
Access practical, useful benchmark data online intuitively designed by Syntact Healthcare
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Negotiations
Professional, experienced managed care negotiators coach you or make the right moves on your behalf
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Claire Wallace | May 22, 2023 In December, CMS submitted a 134-page proposal designed to improve prior authorizations for Medicare and Medicaid patients through automating the process and improving workflows. The proposal requires certain payers to address the administrative hassles of prior authorization by requiring the implementation of an automated process, meeting shorter time frames for decision-making...
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Paige Minemyer | May 18, 2023 Key progressives in the House and Senate have revived the fight in Congress over “Medicare for All,” a single-payer health system based on the Medicare program. Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vermont, and Reps. Pramila Jayapal, D-Washington, and Debbie Dingell, D-Michigan, reintroduced the Medicare for All Act, with 14 Senate Democrats...
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Frank Diamond | May 18, 2023 COVID-19 led to huge declines in care utilization, and insurers are still feeling the effects as they must dole out more than $1 billion in premium rebates this fall. Payers will need to shell out about $1.1 billion in rebates, according to an analysis by the Kaiser Family Foundation...
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