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By Healthcare Finance Staff | 10:15 am | October 04, 2013
Cigna is partnering with SocialWellth, a Las Vegas-based digital health company, to offer a platform to connect with members and deliver appropriate health and wellness digital content to them.
By Paul Cerrato | 09:14 am | October 04, 2013
The recession and the mandates outlined in the Affordable Care Act are changing the way hospitals do business, with a greater emphasis on clinical outcomes, cost efficiency, and quality of care and less emphasis on patient volume.
By Healthcare Finance Staff | 02:24 pm | October 03, 2013
Insurance cooperatives and provider-owned health plans are vying heavily for small business customers in federally-run insurance exchanges, appearing alongside (or in the absence of) Blues and national firms.
By Bruce Chernof, MD | 12:18 pm | October 03, 2013
When it comes to aging with dignity and independence, the enduring dilemma of how people and society should pay for needed long-term care services often grabs the spotlight. But while cost remains a top-tier issue in delivering long-term care, quality from the person’s perspective matters regardless of who pays for the care.
By Healthcare Finance Staff | 12:06 pm | October 03, 2013
Once individuals learn about the health insurance exchanges, a majority lean toward using them. The challenge is that so many consumers still are unaware of them.
By Tammy Worth | 11:56 am | October 03, 2013
The Massachusetts Nurses Association is attempting to get a referendum to voters that would create staffing ratios in the state's hospitals. The experience of California hospitals provides insight into the real-world impact of such laws.
By Mary Mosquera | 11:23 am | October 03, 2013
S&P Dow Jones Indices has launched a new indicator that measures claims data from 33 health insurance companies and other organizations to calculate the growth in commercial healthcare costs.
By Healthcare Finance Staff | 11:23 am | October 03, 2013
S&P Dow Jones Indices has launched a new indicator that measures claims data from 33 leading health insurance companies and other organizations to calculate the growth in commercial healthcare costs.
By Bernie Monegain | 04:44 pm | October 02, 2013
Keeping a medical practice going these days has become a complex and pricey endeavor. Near the top of the list of increasing costs: information technology.
By Erin McCann | 04:25 pm | October 02, 2013
The Medical Group Management Association 2013 annual conference will offer a granular focus on the policy and technology issues that matter to physician practices, said Robert Tennant, MGMA's senior policy advisor.