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By Healthcare Finance Staff | 11:44 am | November 25, 2014
The case for collaboration in accountable care networks is getting a boost in the Puget Sound region, where Humana had found a partner for a new Medicare Advantage network.
By Jay Hancock, Kaiser Health News | 11:07 am | November 25, 2014
The Obama administration took another step to close what many see as a health-law loophole that allows large employers to offer medical plans without hospital coverage and bars their workers from subsidies to buy their own insurance.
By Frank Irving | 10:40 am | November 25, 2014
Two giants in the medical products business have agreed to consolidate services that bring supplies to physician offices.
By Healthcare Finance Staff | 09:13 am | November 25, 2014
The former chief financial officer of a now-closed Texas hospital is one step closer to a potential five years in federal prison after pleading guilty to wrongly claiming EHR incentive money.
By Henry Powderly | 09:07 am | November 25, 2014
More healthcare providers are outsourcing end-to-end revenue cycle management amid the change to value-based payment models, a new survey shows. Experts predict the market for RCM outsourcing will approach $10 billion by 2016.
By Healthcare Finance Staff | 04:28 pm | November 24, 2014
The Sunshine State's largest health insurer is betting on a well-branded telehealth service with a retail experience.
By Healthcare Finance Staff | 02:23 pm | November 24, 2014
A tension between transparency and trade secrets has surfaced in North Carolina, where the state's largest insurer believes a new disclosure law will have unintended consequences.
By Healthcare Finance Staff | 12:16 pm | November 24, 2014
The Obama administration took another step to close what many see as a health-law loophole that allows large employers to offer medical plans without hospital coverage and bars their workers from subsidies to buy their own insurance.
By Anthony Brino | 11:19 am | November 24, 2014
An Arkansas Medicaid expansion policy may be threatened as new leadership heads to the state capital, despite early reports that show the program is benefiting low-income patients and hospitals alike.
By Anthony Brino | 11:17 am | November 24, 2014
As Medicaid enrollment tops 68 million in 2014, health systems are testing out new financing and delivery systems to handle the financial risk and reimbursement issues stemming from the surge.