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Medicaid Innovators Tackle Social Determinants21 Jun 2018
Providers, payers and other companies are increasingly finding ways to bring down the cost of care by addressing the social... Continue Reading
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Anthem Completes Acquisition Of Palliative Care Provider Aspire Health: 3 Things To Know19 Jun 2018
Anthem closed its acquisition of the nation’s largest provider of palliative care services for an undisclosed amount. Here are three... Continue Reading
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eBenefits New Cloud-Based Platform Now Available For Demo19 Jun 2018
eBenefits, the benefits administration company that is part of the UPMC Insurance Services Division, is proud to announce the launch... Continue Reading
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BCBS Of TX Delays Non-Emergency ED Claims Review Policy14 Jun 2018
BlueCross BlueShield of Texas has delayed implementation of a claims review policy that would require HMO members to pay the... Continue Reading
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CVS Health Selects Aetna Exec To Serve As CFO Of combined Company: 6 Things To Know12 Jun 2018
CVS Health will elevate Aetna’s top financial executive to CFO of the combined company one of several leadership changes CVS... Continue Reading
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Fixing Medicare, Medicaid A Top Priority For New Coalition12 Jun 2018
AMA, AHIP, Blue Cross Blue Shield Association, and other industry groups are partnering to fix healthcare, including Medicare, Medicaid, and... Continue Reading
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CMS Accounts For Extreme Situations In CJR Bundled Payments12 Jun 2018
For performance years 2 through 5, CMS will cap episode spending at the target price for CJR bundled payments model... Continue Reading
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Helping Payers Implement Value-Based Hospital Reimbursement12 Jun 2018
Hospitals generate some of the largest revenues and create exceptionally high costs for payers, which combine open the possibility for... Continue Reading
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Hospitalization-Based Bundled Payment Models Key To Lowering Costs07 Jun 2018
Bundled payment models should center on acute hospitalizations, rather than outpatient care, because hospitalization-based bundles can more effectively impact post-acute... Continue Reading
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BCBS Of Texas To Hold Off On Emergency Room Billing Rule07 Jun 2018
Customers of Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Texas will not have to second-guess their trips to hospital emergency rooms,... Continue Reading
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