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Complaints about nursing homes are rampant and general opinion about them is poor. It's well known that employees aren't happy at these facilities and turnover is high. Right? Maybe not so much, according to results of a customer and employee satisfaction survey from My InnerView, a division of the National Research Corporation.
Health Care Service Corp. (HCSC), WellPoint Inc. and Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan announced last week a joint effort to offer a nationwide private insurance exchange and defined contribution solution for employers via an investment in Bloom Health.
Republicans blasted off a letter to Department of Health and Human Services secretary Kathleen Sebelius yesterday amid rumors that HHS had shut down the Community Living Assistance Services and Supports (CLASS) program.
Humana Inc. announced today an agreement to acquire Southern California's MD Care, a Medicare Advantage HMO with approximately 15,000 members.
Physicians estimate the cost of defensive medicine to be between 26 and 34 percent of total annual healthcare costs, according to a new report by Jackson Healthcare. At an estimated $2.5 trillion in annual spending, this means $650-$850 billion is spent each year on medical orders intended to avoid lawsuits rather than treat patients.
The Web-based tool supplies actual prices paid, saving purchasing staff from having to contact vendors for price quotes and tweak their data.
New York, North Carolina and Texas are examples of how states take different paths to expand and improve Medicaid managed care, including medical home models, new services and health plan competition. Regardless of the tools, managed care is fast approaching as the primary method to deliver health care to low income populations.
The Integrated Healthcare Association (IHA) named California's top performing physician organizations on Thursday, based on its statewide pay for performance program measures.
Harvard Pilgrim Health Care (HMO/POS) tops the list of America's best health plans named by the National Committee for Quality Assurance (NCQA) for the eighth year in a row.
A new report from PwC's Health Research Institute, indicates most health organizations aren't properly prepared to protect patient privacy and secure personal health information.