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By Kaiser Health News | 10:12 am | October 16, 2015
Opponents of the tax fear that more out-of-pocket costs for consumers will add to the difficulty many Americans already have paying their medical bills, now that high-deductible health plans are commonplace.
By Susan Morse | 03:44 pm | October 15, 2015
Ten million people are expected to get health insurance coverage through the Obamacare insurance exchanges by the end of 2016, Health and Human Services Secretary Sylvia Burwell announced Thursday, as the government sees more conservative growth in the future than it had hoped.
By Healthcare Finance Staff | 12:11 pm | October 15, 2015
While the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services announced a year's grace period this summer when it comes to claims coded with ICD-10, not all large commercial payers are following suit.
By Susan Morse | 12:10 pm | October 15, 2015
More than $240 million is being pumped into the National Health Service Corps and NURSE Corps scholarship and loan repayment programs as incentive for primary care clinicians to practice where they are needed most, Health and Human Services Secretary Sylvia Burwell announced Wednesday.
By Henry Powderly | 11:51 am | October 15, 2015
The number of lowest and highest-ranked hospitals for patient experience slid in the latest Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services Hospital Compare list, according to new data.
By Susan Morse | 11:03 am | October 15, 2015
While the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services announced a year's grace period this summer when it comes to claims coded with ICD-10, not all large commercial payers are following suit.
By Kaiser Health News | 09:50 am | October 15, 2015
The monthly cost is increasing an average 26 percent for UnitedHealthcare's AARP MedicareRx Saver Plus while the First Health Value Plus plan is dropping an average 13 percent, according to an analysis of the 10 most popular drug plans by Avalere Health, a research firm.
By Mike Miliard | 03:14 pm | October 14, 2015
Geisinger Health System, a longtime leader in value-based care delivery, has enlisted Cerner to help broaden its population health capabilities.
By Henry Powderly | 02:18 pm | October 14, 2015
Officials say Ubert Guillermo Rodriguez billed Medicare for $2.57 million in reimbursements between May and July 2013 for medical equipment that was never prescribed by a doctor and never delivered to patients.
By Healthcare Finance Staff | 12:21 pm | October 14, 2015
Due to concerns of insolvency, federal and state officials have ordered the nonprofit co-op Health Republic Insurance of New York to cease writing policies and to close by the end of the year.