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Overall U.S. healthcare prices in June 2011 mirrored last month's slow but steady increase, rising 0.1 percent, according to the federal Bureau of Labor Statistics.
Making good on its stated intention to diversify its product mix and revenue streams, Aetna announced today it will acquire account-based health plan administrator PayFlex Holdings for $202 million.
Healthcare Finance News readers weighed in on what they think is the biggest challenge in forming accountable care organizations (ACOs).
President Barack Obama seems desperate for a compromise with Republicans over the debt ceiling. In a press conference on Monday, he once again agreed to consider cuts in social security and Medicare.
It's no secret that the Republicans are intent on defunding and dismantling, piece by piece, the Affordable Care Act. The latest portion of ACA to come under fire - somewhat obscured by the wrangling over the country's debt ceiling - is a cornerstone of the law meant to keep Medicare spending in the check, the Independent Payment Advisory Board (IPAB).
The efforts of Highmark, Pennsylvania's largest health insurer, to acquire the struggling hospital operation West Penn Allegheny Hospital System has brought into sharp focus the acrimonious relationship between the insurer and the region's dominant hospital operator, University of Pittsburgh Medical Center (UPMC).
Findings from a Harvard University study reported in the New England Journal of Medicine examining one-year results for Blue Cross Blue Shield of Massachusetts' global payment initiative shows the program is lowering medical spending while improving quality of care.
The Affordable Care Act is placing a huge emphasis on the forward progress of delivery models that save lives, improve care and cut costs. One such model is the patient-centered medical home model.
HealthInsight, a Salt Lake City-based non-profit, announced Thursday that it will launch a health information exchange in Nevada. HealthInsight is a regional extension center and an ONC Beacon Community.
A home care advocacy organization says the Office of Inspector General's recent report about the unnecessary provision of powered wheelchairs to Medicare beneficiaries is misleading and that the real problem is a flawed documentation process.