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The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services announced last month that the average premium for Medicare Advantage plans will be 1 percent lower in 2011.
Innovent Oncology, a division of US Oncology, has engaged the actuarial and consulting firm Milliman to help develop risk contracting methodologies - including episode rates, bundled payments and capitation - to help identify potential areas where oncologists can improve quality of care while lowering health costs.
The Department of Health and Human Services has proposed new rules to fight waste, fraud and abuse in Medicare, Medicaid and the Children's Health Insurance Program.
Cigna and the Piedmont Physicians Group, part of Atlanta-based Piedmont Healthcare, have launched an accountable care organization pilot program, designed to provide a comprehensive, accountable and collaborative approach to medical care.
A lower base salary means increased productivity and higher overall compensation for hospitalist physicians, according to a new report.
The Department of Health and Human Services has expanded the Rural Community Hospital demonstration program.
The Alpharetta, Ga.-based developer of supply chain and revenue management solutions added e-procurement to its portfolio through an Aug. 25 partnership with Prodigo Solutions, then followed with the September acquisition of The Broadlane Group – thus positioning the company as one of the largest group purchasing organizations in the country.
A study in the September issue of Health Affairs has pegged the cost of malpractice at approximately $55.6 billion a year, or 2.4 percent of annual healthcare spending.
President Barack Obama signed the Affordable Care Act into law on March 23, after months of bitter debate nationwide and on Capitol Hill.
A report on healthcare spending released in September by actuaries at the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services has been used to support both sides of the bitter partisan debate over healthcare reform.