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NewsPublic would support coordinated care models, survey shows
A new public survey by the Commonwealth Fund reports that 72 percent of Americans think that the current healthcare system requires a major overhaul. Keeping this in mind, many say they would support Read more...
More hospitals place patients on observation
Efforts to tighten the criteria for hospital admissions or avoid costly readmissions may have an unintended consequence. As Medicare, Medicaid and private insurers closely scrutinize whether patients Read more...
Study: Blame Medicare, not insurers for high health spending
Health spending continues to be a concern in America, with projections as high as $4.5 trillion by 2019. In looking for someone to blame, however, a new study published today in the journal Health Read more...
Hospitals negotiate inflated rates with insurers
"Hospitals are using market clout to negotiate higher-than-competitive prices with insurers, which causes price variation that is inconsistent with what is found in other industries within Read more...
Healthcare reform to pass by year end
President Obama will sign a finalized piece of healthcare reform legislation within the next two months, current and former members of Congress predicted at a healthcare recent forum held by Politics Read more...
Insurance industry attacks healthcare legislation
Unwilling to accept the new momentum behind healthcare legislation lying down, the health insurance industry launched a new attack against the healthcare legislation drafted by the Senate Finance Read more...
CT may require health plans to offer autism coverage
Right now, few states require that health plans cover the diagnosis and treatment of autism, which typically leaves parents with huge financial burdens. In Connecticut, however, the state is close to Read more...
Doctors, researchers slam MA reforms as national model
While the Obama Administration has praised Massachusetts healthcare reforms, some physicians there aren't so thrilled with how things are working out--and they're urging the administration to Read more...
Michigan AG and Blues continue to fight over legislation
Michigan Attorney General Mike Cox and the Michigan Blues are going head to head once again over potential legislative changes. This time Cox is on the offensive, calling for more precise financial Read more...
Cost-shifting increases family spending by almost $1,800 annually
Most of the time, you hear about how hospitals are struggling lately, many of them because they are getting more uninsured patients, which doesn't help them close the gap on the Medicare and Medicaid Read more...
| Press ReleasesHPA Harnesses the Power of "Big Data" to Generate Big Savings in Healthcare SpendingHealth Mason Robotic Payment Processing Solution Automatically Analyzes Gigabytes of Provider/Payer Data to Catch Errors, Stop Insurance Providers from Paying Erroneous Claims that Cost Billions Each Read more >> Departments of Justice, Health and Human Services Highlight Joint Efforts to Combat Health Care Fraud in PhiladelphiAttorney General Holder and Secretary Sebelius Host Sixth Regional Fraud Prevention Summit WASHINGTON--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder and the Department of Health and Human Read more >> Private Health Plan Coverage in New York for Star™ Ankle Reaches 99% as Emblem Revises Coverage for 2.9 Million MembersNEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Small Bone Innovations, Inc. (SBi) announced today that the 2.9 million members of EmblemHealth’s Health Insurance Plan of New York (HIP) and Group Health Incorporated Read more >> STAR™ Total Ankle Replacement Being Covered in Massachusetts and Rhode Island Under Tufts Health PlanNEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Small Bone Innovations, Inc. (SBi) announced today that effective July 1, 2011, Tufts Health Plan, covering approximately 742,000 members in Massachusetts and Rhode Read more >> CMS Administrators Endorse Telemedicine at ATA SummitBALTIMORE--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Don Berwick, MD, current Administrator of the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, and Mark McClellan, past Administrator of CMS, jointly spoke at the ATA Summit Read more >> |
