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By Chip Means | 01:00 am | August 01, 2007
As the debate over how to fund an expansion of the State Children's Health Insurance Program heats up, America's Health Insurance Plans has criticized the option of cutting funding to Medicare Advanta...
By Fred Bazzoli | 01:00 am | July 31, 2007
The Premier Healthcare Alliance has announced its plans to pilot a patient safety and healthcare quality program. The Charlotte, NC-based alliance, representing 1,70...
By Fred Bazzoli | 01:00 am | July 31, 2007
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services plans to begin dissemination of national provider identifier numbers today on its Web site. The August 1 release, del...
By Diana Manos | 01:00 am | July 30, 2007
As Massachusetts continues to press toward fulfilling its new law for nearly universal coverage, a recent study shows that cost is still a major concern for individuals and small businesses....
By Healthcare Finance Staff | 01:00 am | July 30, 2007
Arlington, Va.-based Vangent, a provider of healthcare technology services, is partnering with Human Arc, a Cleveland-based provider of revenue enhancement services t...
By Chip Means | 01:00 am | July 30, 2007
Only days after the Senate Finance Committee approved a bipartisan $35 billion bill to renew and expand the State Children's Health Insurance Program, House Democrats announced a $50 billion expansion...
By Diana Manos | 01:00 am | July 27, 2007
A report released July 25 by the Association for Community Affiliated Plans (ACAP) said when it comes to healthcare reform, Medicaid health plans are more effective for insuring low income people than...
By Molly Merrill | 01:00 am | July 27, 2007
An estimated 500,000 Americans sought overseas medical care in 2005, a new report has found. Price sensitivity, competition of quality, customer service and convenience have emerged as factors that...
By Healthcare Finance Staff | 01:00 am | July 26, 2007
Despite PHR availability, few consumers use them Even as insurers increasingly make plans to offer personal health records for their customers, very few Americans use the technology or...
By Healthcare Finance Staff | 01:00 am | July 26, 2007
Contributed By Sam Muppalla THE HEALTHCARE INSURANCE MARKET is in an era of change driven by both external and internal forces, including the consumerism movement, increased competition,...