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NewsAmericans want more online access to physicians
While Americans continue to be highly concerned about being able to pay their medical bills, they also have a growing expectation that their physicians be available online, reports Healthcare Finance Read more...
Experian enters healthcare industry by acquiring SearchAmerica
Major credit-reporting bureau Experian PLC has agreed to acquire SearchAmerica Inc., a tiny 50 employee company that works for hospitals to help determine how likely patients are to pay their medical Read more...
Study: Despite earlier deaths, obese pay higher medical bills
New research suggests that young adults in their 20s who are as little as 30 pounds overweight may pay lifetime medical bills that are $5,000 to $21,000 higher than their normal-weight. Meanwhile, Read more...
With cancellations, CA health plans show suicidal persistence
I've said this before, but heaven help me, I feel I need to say it again: What on earth Read more...
CA regulators begin broad review of policy cancellations
In a move that could cost health insurers untold dollars, and possibly change the dynamics of the individual coverage market, the California Department of Managed Health Care has begun reviewing Read more...
Patients cut costs with faith-based health plans
Increasingly, consumer premiums are going up, along with deductibles. In an effort to fight this trend, some consumers are enrolling in faith-based alternatives to health insurance, under which Read more...
Mass. launches hospital infection crackdown
Massachusetts regulators have gotten deadly serious about fighting the spread of infections within hospitals. Yesterday, the Public Health Council approved a measure under which state inspectors will Read more...
Blue Cross asks MDs for info to cancel policies
Blue Cross of California has raised eyebrows around the state, and sparked protests from some physician groups, by sending medical groups applications filled out by beneficiaries and asking the Read more...
OIG gives thumbs up to prompt-pay discounts
The HHS Office of the Inspector General has given its approval to a healthcare system's plan to offer prompt-pay discounts to patients who pay their share of their medical bills quickly. The system Read more...
SPOTLIGHT: Many Americans unsatisfied with care
Despite our high levels of medical spending, many Americans are still unsatisfied with their medical care, a new study suggests. Worse, U.S. patients have the highest out-of-pocket costs among seven Read more...
| Press ReleasesHealth Providers Across 40 Hospitals and 3,000 Physicians Join doxoLeading Health Systems Leverage doxo to Eliminate Paper, Speed Bill Payment, and Improve Patient Experience SEATTLE--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- doxo, the all-in-one digital file cabinet and e-payment Read more >> Simplee Launches Free Online Payments for Medical BillsFor the First Time Consumers Can Digitally Track, Reconcile, Review and Pay All of Their Medical Bills With a One-Stop Personal Health Care Expense Management ServicePALO ALTO, Calif., Sept. 26, 2011 Read more >> Mnet Alternative in Self-Pay Collections Meets the Needs of Major Hospital SystemsALISO VIEJO, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Mnet Financial, known for providing patient collection services for Ambulatory Surgical Hospitals, announced the customization of its services to fit the needs Read more >> OptumInsight and InstaMed Launch CareTracker Payment Connect to Simplify Electronic Healthcare Payments for Physicians andEDEN PRAIRIE, Minn. & PHILADELPHIA--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- OptumInsight (formerly Ingenix) has collaborated with InstaMed, the leading Healthcare Payments Network, to offer CareTracker Payment Read more >> California DWC Issues eBilling RulesRelease of California eBilling Rules Marks a Milestone in Collaboration Among StakeholdersCONCORD, Calif., April 21, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- The announcement on Tuesday by the California DWC that the Read more >> |
