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WellNet Health Plans announced earlier this week partnerships with two of Eastern Pennsylvania's largest provider networks, as the company launches a new self-insurance service aimed at small and mid-sized employers.
The Department of Veterans Affairs has announced it will begin using Medicare's standard payment rates for certain medical procedures performed by non-VA providers on Feb. 16, 2011.
Today, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services announced new requirements for State Health Insurance Assistance Programs (SHIP) grants.
New data from the Standard & Poor's Healthcare Economic Composite Index indicates that the average per capita cost of healthcare services rose 6.70 percent over the 12 months ending October 2010, a deceleration from the 7.08 percent reported for the 12 months ending in September.
Owens & Minor, a national distributor of medical and surgical supplies to the acute-care market, lead the 2010 list of the "Top 25" Healthcare Supply Chain operations issued by research and advisory firm Gartner, Inc.
Illinois hospitals contributed annual community benefits of nearly $4.9 billion in programs and services in fiscal years 2008-09, according to the fourth annual report issued by the Illinois Hospital Association.
A recent survey by the National Senior Citizens Law Center found that many Medicare Advantage plans and Medicare Part D plans are not publishing marketing materials in Spanish as required by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid under their provider contracts.
Long-term care provider Kindred Healthcare has announced the opening of a new LTAC hospital in Springfield, Ill.
In a new sample audit of Medicaid payments, the Office of the Inspector General found the government "inappropriately paid" 6.5 million claims for a total of $724 million. The claims were for personal care service provided by attendants who didn't have proof of federally required qualifications.
Six prominent healthcare organizations and the Dartmouth Institute for Health Policy and Clinical Practice today announced a first-of-its-kind collaboration to share data on costs, outcomes and quality in a broad effort to improve clinical outcomes while reducing costs.