Archives for July 2015
CMS encourages home health agencies to adopt health IT09 Jul 2015
On Monday, CMS issued a proposed rule for the 2016 Medicare home health prospective payment system that encourages home health agencies to accelerate their... Continue Reading
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HHS awards over $840 million to aid public health preparedness efforts09 Jul 2015
The HHS has awarded $228.5 million to the Hospital Preparedness Program and $611 million to the Public Health Emergency Preparedness... Continue Reading
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CGI wins healthcare claims payer re-compete09 Jul 2015
CGI today announced it has extended their contract with Highmark Inc. to provide healthcare claims auditing and validation services. Under... Continue Reading
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More and more veterans visit their doctors via telemedicine09 Jul 2015
More and more members of the military are coming back from deployments needing medical attention, and Vietnam-era veterans are aging. ... Continue Reading
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July 09, 2015-CGI Wins Healthcare Claims Payer Re-compete09 Jul 2015
Thursday July 9, 2015 Home | Subscribe Payer Advisory Weekly Top Stories More and more veterans visit their doctors via... Continue Reading
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Aetna-Humana deal could push Cigna to take Anthem offer07 Jul 2015
With Aetna Inc. and Humana Inc. pairing off, pressure is mounting on other major health insurers to make their own... Continue Reading
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How some health insurers ended up as nonprofits07 Jul 2015
Blue Shield of California was stripped of its nonprofit tax-exempt status by the California Franchise Tax Board in 2014. Now,... Continue Reading
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Insurer mergers spur questions about costs, innovation07 Jul 2015
The nation’s five largest health insurance companies are circling each other like hungry lions closing in on prey. On Friday,... Continue Reading
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California health insurers get $1.1 billion from reinsurance program07 Jul 2015
Insurers writing coverage in California will receive more than $1.1 billion in federal payments under a reinsurance program created by... Continue Reading
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Moving New Mexico beyond the Affordable Care Act07 Jul 2015
Now that the U.S. Supreme Court has given its final blessing to the Affordable Care Act, some health care advocates... Continue Reading
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