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The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services has paid $27.3 million out of the $223 million Highmark is owed for 2014 under the ACA's risk corridor program, the company said.
The senior population in Connecticut is growing, and West Hartford-based Brookdale Chatfield is responding by investing $26.6 million to expand its assisted living and dementia care services -- a move the outfit expects will create dozens of jobs.
The stakes are high for the companies and CalPERS, which is struggling along with many employers nationwide to contain fast-rising drug costs.
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services recently postponed its plan to release the new rating system, which would award one star to the worst-quality facilities and five stars to those with the best marks.
The Senate on Tuesday approved $1.1 billion to fund the fight against the Zika virus, a figure short of the $1.9 billion requested by President Barack Obama.
Proposed Medicare Part B drug payment models threaten medical practices and patients who are already financially strained due to the price of needed treatment, physicians told a House Energy and Commerce Committee Tuesday.
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Insurance rates in Washington State set to increase by an average of 13.5 percent, a figure that the insurance commissioner says comes as no surprise.
Winning health systems this year include: AtlantiCare Health System in Atlantic City, New Jersey; Geisinger Health System in Danville, Pennsylvania; Presbyterian Healthcare Services in Albuquerque, New Mexico; St. Elizabeth Healthcare in Edgewood, Kentucky; and Trinity Mother Frances Hospitals and Clinics in Tyler, Texas.
Employer wellness programs can gather medical information from employees and spouses -- so long as financial incentives or penalties don't exceed 30 percent of the annual cost for an individual in the company's group health plan, according to final rules issued by the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission Monday.