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As the open enrollment period for health insurance through the state and federal marketplaces got underway on Sunday, consumers have questions about how the process works and how to choose the best plan to meet their needs.
By emphasizing the impact on taxpayers, supporters are framing the issue in terms of economics rather than humanitarian concerns.
The average 2016 premium for a 40-year-old in Anchorage is $719 a month - more than double the national average, according to an analysis by the Kaiser Family Foundation.
Healthcare services company MedAssets will be sold to Pamplona Capital Management in a $2.7 billion deal that will boost its revenue cycle business and result in its group purchasing organization being sold off, the companies announced Monday.
Massive stores of data about what works for which patients are literally changing the way medicine is practiced.
The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services will not change its policy regarding the two-midnight inpatient rule but will allow greater flexibility for physician judgment in cases that do not meet the two-midnight benchmark, the federal agency announced Friday.
AmSurg on Monday afternoon said it has withdrawn its higher cash offer for TeamHealth, blaming TeamHealth board members for failing to engage with the company. Earlier in the day, AmSurg has said TeamHealth had until Tuesday to respond to the offer.
The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services on Friday released final rule governing how physicians are paid, raising the total payments under the physician fee schedule by 0.5 percent and setting guidelines for its new Physician Quality Reporting Schedule.
The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services will pay for end-of-life services, bringing to a close a debate that started with false "death panel" claims during negotiations over the Affordable Care Act and is ending with coverage for families so they can discuss the care patients receive when they are dying.
The budget eliminates a mandate of the Affordable Care Act requiring large employers to automatically enroll new employees in health plans.