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NewsDon't limit risk-adjustment training to your hospital's IT staff
With upcoming changes under health reform and pressures to gain revenue, healthcare institutions must make risk-adjustment training a must for all stakeholders, according to Joy Ridlehuber, senior Read more...
Sebelius: Reform defunding could hit Medicare Advantage payments
Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius claims that current GOP efforts to defund healthcare reform could have the unintended consequence of cutting off payments to Medicare Advantage Read more...
SPOTLIGHT: Massachusetts insurers had $2.6 billion surplus at year-end 2008
The financial health of Massachusetts health insurers is a hot topic as they battle with state regulators over proposed premium rate hikes. The verdict: Massachusetts insurers aren't doing too badly, Read more...
SPOTLIGHT: Reconciliation bill contains new Medicare provisions
With the passage of the reconciliation bill on Thursday by a 220-207 vote in the House and a 56-43 vote in the Senate comes changes to the increase in the Medicare payroll tax, set to take effect in Read more...
Health reform could bring premium increases, layoffs, analysts warn
Expect enormous increases in healthcare premiums and sizable layoffs at health insurance companies, some analysts predict. A provision in the healthcare reform legislation signed into law by Read more...
Rise in Medicare Advantage premiums could draw political ire
No sooner did HHS portend that a recent slew of double-digt premium increases could be a sign of things to come, a new study shows that seniors enrolled in Medicare Advantage Prescription Drug Plans Read more...
AARP backs $460B in Medicare cuts
The AARP has firmly entrenched itself in the Democrat's corner with regard to healthcare reform. Yesterday, the organization said it supports $460 billion in Medicare cuts needed to cover the cost of Read more...
Humana CEO: Sending anti-reform letters was important
A couple of months ago, Humana got considerable flack for sending out letters to Medicare beneficiaries suggesting that Democratic health reforms could cut their benefits. It seems the criticism Read more...
AARP in hot seat over its insurance reform lobbying
AARP, the 40-million member senior citizen advocacy group, is coming under increasing scrutiny from congressional Republicans who accuse it of having a conflict of interest in taking sides in the Read more...
Premiums for Medicare Advantage could be jacked up 25 percent next year
It appears that Medicare Advantage premiums will jump an average of 25 percent next year, largely because insurers are canceling many plans that don't require premium payments, officials with CMS Read more...
| Press ReleasesAetna Adds Providence Hospital to Network of Medicare Advantage Hospitals in Washington, D.C.WASHINGTON--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Aetna (NYSE: AET) announced today that Providence Hospital has been added to its network of participating hospitals for Medicare Advantage members. Providence Hospital, Read more >> UnitedHealthcare Completes XLHealth AcquisitionMINNETONKA, Minn.--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- UnitedHealthcare, a UnitedHealth Group (NYSE:UNH) company, has completed its acquisition of XLHealth Corporation, (XLHealth) a sponsor of Medicare Advantage Read more >> Windsor Health PlanSM Names New PresidentIndustry Veteran Dr. Hassan Rifaat Will Lead Medicare Advantage Business ATLANTA & NASHVILLE--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Windsor Health GroupSM today announced that Hassan Rifaat, M.D., has joined the Read more >> Health reform law saves $2.1 billion for 3.6 million Americans with MedicareNew data show average American with Medicare to save nearly $4,200 through 2021 thanks to health reform WASHINGTON--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Nearly 3.6 million people with Medicare saved $2.1 billion on Read more >> Medicare Advantage premiums down 7 percent on average, enrollment up 10 percentWASHINGTON--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Medicare Advantage premiums have fallen by 7 percent on average and enrollment has risen by about 10 percent since this time last year, HHS Secretary Kathleen Sebelius Read more >> |
