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XLHealth specializes in Medicare Advantage plans for seniors with chronic illnesses and those who are also eligible for Medicaid.

Harvard Medical School's Center for Biomedical Informatics and healthcare benefits giant Aetna are forming a research collaborative to improve the quality and cost of healthcare.

The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services has its work cut out in transitioning to ICD-10. As the largest payer and the force driving the new code sets in the United States, CMS has a task at least as intimidating as anyone else in implementing ICD-10.

Kaiser Permanente is suing the California Nurses Association saying it violated terms of the current contract when the union authorized a sympathy strike last September.

In an effort to provide some sense of certainty about an ACO's ability to reach the so-called triple aim of reducing cost, improving quality and enhancing patient experience, the National Committee for Quality Assurance (NCQA) released on Monday its standards and guidelines which are the basis of its ACO accreditation program.

A new analysis by the Medical Imaging & Technology Alliance (MITA) finds that Medicare spending on medical imaging continues to decline, and that Medicare patients are receiving fewer imaging procedures.

Electronic health records will become the norm, sooner than later, experts said at a summit hosted by the Office of the National Coordinator for Health IT (ONC).

Aetna and Banner Health Network will create an accountable care organization made up of Banner employed and affiliated physicians and hospitals in Arizona. The ACO will employ information technology and a team-based approach to care for patients.

Small business owners can find and compare health insurance plan choices with a new tool provided by the Health and Human Services Department.