Reimbursement
After a massive data breach at the Garden State's largest health insurer, carriers and others now have to comply with data protection standards that exceed HIPAA.
Insurers in one of the country's largest markets will now have to pay for telehealth, adding to the critical mass of reimbursement mandates and voluntary decisions for the service.
The nation's third largest insurer is joining the ranks of the most progressive companies and promising its wage-based employees a livable income, while also investing in less-than-traditional benefits.
Advocates of a radical reform solution are pointing to new evidence of the burdens of private sector administrative bureaucracy.
Provider and patient advocates are worried about a Supreme Court case that could restrict the ability to sue over low Medicaid reimbursement rates.
Conversations around end-of-life medical care can be challenging. Consider someone I'll call Mrs. Jones, an elderly patient with advanced heart disease.
The corporate scions of American health insurance are making valiant, if risky, strides in the new ACA market. But their ratings still show the promise of their prowess.
Providers and patient advocates are deeply worried about a case that they say could restrict their ability across the country to seek judicial relief from low Medicaid reimbursement rates.
Medical bills are a major source of personal bankruptcy in the US. One reason is that hospitals typically bill uninsured patients wildly inflated "charges."
The Obama Administration recruited Seattle Seahawks quarterback Russell Wilson and cornerback Richard Sherman to the game of selling the Affordable Care Act.