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HealthPartners and Park Nicollet Health Care announced that their boards of directors have signed an agreement to combine the two non-profits to create a comprehensive integrated health system and associated health plan to serve the Twin Cities region and parts of western Wisconsin.
The Certification Commission for Health Information Technology (CCHIT) has announced that it has been named an authorized certification body (ONC-ACB) by the Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology (ONC) to certify electronic health records for the federal Permanent Certification Program for Health Information Technology.
SCAN Health Plan recently agreed to pay the largest overpayment fines in California history, a total of $323 million to both the state and federal governments for Medicare and Medicaid over billings stretching as far back as 1985.
The value-based insurance company SeeChange Health Insurance was recently approved to sell plans in Colorado and is aiming to expand in six other states within the next few years.
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Arizona and non-profit health system Banner Health have announced an equal partnership designed to provide a coordinated Medicare Advantage offering to be known as Blue Cross Blue Shield of Arizona Advantage.
SCAN Health Plan, a California HMO, is paying the state of California and the federal government $323 million in fines for Medicaid and Medicare overpayments, some going back to 1985.
Angela Braly abruptly resigned yesterday as chairman and CEO of WellPoint amid a growing outcry from the investment community for her ouster driven by a slumping stock price and lagging earnings.
By choosing Wisconsin Rep. Paul Ryan to be his running mate, presumptive GOP presidential nominee Mitt Romney put Medicare on the table as a major 2012 campaign issue.
The proliferation of mobile medical devices means providers, payers and even patients are collecting more data than ever before. But do they know what to do with it?
Hays Green, healthcare policy practice lead at WPC, a Nashville-based company that provides consulting solutions, has outlined five preparatory actions that providers can kickstart today to create a solid infrastructure to achieve long-term ACO goals. "These steps can help organizations enter the commercial realm of accountable care models on level footing," Green said.