Why Anthem doesn’t want to own physician practices
(By Ayla Ellison for Becker’s Hospital Review) As major health insurance companies are getting into the business of owning primary
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BIPARTISAN HOUSE LEADERS RAISE MEDICARE PLAN FINDER CONCERNS
(Source – waysandmeans.house.gov) WASHINGTON, DC – Bipartisan House health leaders sent a letter to Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) Administrator Seema
Read MoreOIG found Medicare paid $502 million in excess hospital payments
The Office of Inspector General found 60 hospitals received a surplus in hospital payments totaling $502 million for fiscal years
Read MoreWhat is health reimbursement arrangement (HRA)?
As more employers are seeking an alternative to traditional health benefits, health reimbursement arrangements (HRAs) are becoming increasingly common. Most
Read MoreSeveral health care regulatory changes in 2020
While the media continues to focus on potential health care policy changes, employers need to be aware of several health
Read MoreBCBS report finds consumers still prefer in-person healthcare interactions to digital services: 4 notes
(By Andrea Park for Becker’s Hospital Review) Though patients are interested in and, in many cases, willing to pay extra
Read MoreLack of internet access limits telemedicine usage in rural Indiana
(By Jackie Drees for Becker’s Hospital Review) While the adoption of telemedicine is growing within healthcare, use of the technology
Read MoreResearch using brains-in-a-dish forces a radical rethinking of Huntington’s disease
(By Sharon Begley for STAT) Even allowing for the fact that these were lilliputian brains, they were not behaving at
Read MoreMedicare and FEHB
Are you retiring soon and not sure you should take Medicare with your Federal Employees Health Benefits (FEHB) plan? Medicare
Read MoreSmall businesses are concerned about providing health insurance
A recent survey of 230 businesses by Enterprise Bank & Trust (EBT) found most small and midsize businesses (SMBs) worry
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