Archives for June 2013
Health IT firm secures $14M to usher payers, administrators into healthcare’s retail future27 Jun 2013
New reimbursement models and the impending launch of state health insurance exchanges pose some new technical and administrative challenges to... Continue Reading
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Health Insurance Exchanges Gear Up for Action27 Jun 2013
Circle October 1 on your calendar. If you’re under 65, you may be less than three short months from a... Continue Reading
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UnitedHealthcare Insurance accounts for most MLR rebates27 Jun 2013
North Carolinians are in line for nearly $10 million in health insurance premium rebates, but unless you are a UnitedHealthcare... Continue Reading
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Ahead of ICD-10, where do payers rank on claims processing?27 Jun 2013
As healthcare progresses through a series of major changes designed to foster coordination, cost savings, and better data, payers will... Continue Reading
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WellPoint cap program saves Calpers big money27 Jun 2013
The nation’s largest pension fund worked with Indianapolis-based health insurer WellPoint Inc. to cut medical costs 19 percent by capping... Continue Reading
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Employers Test Plans That Cap Health Costs27 Jun 2013
Hoping to cut medical costs, employers are experimenting with a new way to pay for health care, telling workers that... Continue Reading
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Aetna, Cigna continue push for accountable care27 Jun 2013
The formation of accountable care organizations (ACOs) has become a daily occurrence, and a couple names common to recent announcements... Continue Reading
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Humana-Illinois Names Praveen Thadani as New Commercial Group President27 Jun 2013
Humana Inc. has named a health industry expert with wide experience to lead its commercial operations in Illinois and Northwest... Continue Reading
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UPDATE 4-Hospital chain Tenet to buy Vanguard Health for $1.73 bln27 Jun 2013
U.S. hospital operator Tenet Healthcare Corp said on Monday it will buy smaller rival Vanguard Health Systems Inc for $1.73... Continue Reading
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Blue Cross-Blue Shield bets big on health-care exchanges27 Jun 2013
At a closed White House meeting in April, President Obama told corporate insurance bosses that “we’re all in this together”... Continue Reading
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