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A recent commonwealth fund study of Medicare Advantage plans is "based on flawed methodology," America's Health Insurance Plans (AHIP) president Karen Ignagni said in a Nov. 30 press release....

Large medical group practices have proven they can adjust to respond to a variety of quality and cost-containment incentives, in one of the first tests of a pay-for-performance approach....

Westfield, NJ – A business plan that began as a way to help her college-aged son get out of bed in time for classes might soon help Amy J. Yoffie tackle the ever-growing – and expensive &#...

Congress may have changed as a result of the 2006 elections, but few financial managers see much hope that legislators will permanently address cuts threatened each year as part of the government's Su...

Independence Blue Cross (IBC) will roll out a new benefits plan analysis tool to its Benefits Coding & Development department in the first quarter of 2007. Now with DST Health...

TRENTON, NJ – New Jersey is one of at least 24 states considering universal health coverage along the lines of the plan adopted by Massachusetts in April 2006(see story above). According to the...

WASHINGTON – The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services’ plan to increase payments to physicians who spend more time talking with their Medicare patients may be viewed in a different l...

VIRGINIA BEACH, VA – After more than a year of strategic implementation, Optima Health Plan went live with a new provider network contract management system in mid-December. With plans...

Bush makes progress on healthcare IT plan Department of Health and Human Services Secretary Michael Leavitt has announced that more than 100 companies will participate in the Ad...

San Mateo, CA – Sometimes progress can be measured in a single word or phrase. That’s the philosophy behind Astoria Software, a small (34-employee) company that offers on-dem...