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Humana Inc. on Monday announced third quarter 2012 earnings of $2.62 per share that were slightly lower than its earnings for $2.67 for the same period last year. Nonetheless, the company's third quarter performance beat both the company's internal guidance and bettered by a sizable margin Wall Street analyst estimates of $2.05 for the quarter.
Kaiser Permanente has named Bernard J. Tyson as its new CEO and chairman. Tyson will take the reins from current CEO and chairman George Halvorson when he retires in December 2013.
With 20 percent of the state uninsured, Nevada's state exchange is aiming to offer affordable coverage and be financially self-sustaining, while neighboring California takes bids for its HIX, and insurers and state officials await a post-election rule-making flood from Washington.
A RAND Corporation study, released Monday in the November issue of Health Affairs, found that physicians with less than 10 years of experience had 13.2 percent higher overall costs than physicians with 40 or more years of experience.
The National Quality Forum (NQF) announced Monday it has endorsed 10 behavioral health quality measures aimed at addressing such issues as alcohol and tobacco abuse, antipsychotic medication adherence and follow-up after hospitalization for mental illness.
The National Quality Forum (NQF) announced nov. 5 it has endorsed 10 behavioral health quality measures, addressing alcohol and tobacco abuse, antipsychotic medication adherence, and post care follow-up after hospitalization for mental illness.
According to a new report from the National Association of Public Hospitals and Health Systems (NAPH), hospitals could possibly face a $53.3 billion increase in uncompensated care costs by 2019 if states forgo expanding their Medicaid programs as part of the Affordable Care Act (ACA).
A new global study by the IMS Institute for Healthcare Informatics identifies six levers that can be used to increase medication adherence, possibly saving some $500 billion in healthcare spending worldwide.
The Government Accountability Office (GAO) has found that Medicare-covered advanced imaging services increased between 2004 and 2010, and that unecessary provider self-referrals cost $109 million in 2010.
UnitedHealth exits S.C. Medicaid market; Vermont urges state workers to enroll their kids in CHIP; and Washington Medicaid will cover autism therapy in this week's Medicaid Digest.