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A health insurance broker told a House committee that administrative burdens caused by health reform could prompt employers to drop health insurance benefits in 2014, when federal insurance exchanges are scheduled to open.
Kaiser Permanente Southern California and Kaiser Permanente Northern California were the only health plans to earn the maximum four stars for "meeting national standards of care" in the just-released HMO Quality Report from the California Office of the Patient Advocate.
The Carilion Clinic, the largest healthcare provider in southwest Virginia, has announced plans to collaborate with Aetna in an accountable care organization.
Kaiser Permanente Southern California and Kaiser Permanente Northern California were the only health plans to earn four stars in the category Meeting National Standards of Care in the just-released HMO Quality Report from the California Office of the Patient Advocate.
Intelimedix, which develops business intelligence tools for healthcare payers, has expanded its Tru:Insights solution to include dental health tracking, reporting and cost recovery.
The Department of Health & Human Services is granting a waiver to Maine health insurers, giving them three years to meet the 80 percent medical loss ratio required under health reform.
Nearly half a million patients in New York's Hudson Valley are now associated with a patient-centered medical home, created in part with $1.5 million in incentives provided by six health plans organized by the Taconic Health Information Network and Community.
The U.S. District Court for the District of Massachusetts has certified a class action lawsuit against one of the world's largest distributors of pharmaceuticals. The San Francisco-based McKesson Corporation has been accused of inflating the prices of hundreds of brand-name prescription drugs, including some of the most prescribed, such as Prozac and Lipitor.
In a return to the public domain, HCA Holdings has announced an initial public offering of 126.2 million shares of common stock, which began trading Thursday on the New York Stock Exchange at $30 per share.
Thirteen new guidelines for the patient-centered medical home recognition and accreditation program have been released by the American Academy of Family Physicians, American Academy of Pediatrics, American College of Physicians and American Osteopathic Association.