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The House Energy and Commerce Committee has approved unanimously legislation to repeal and replace the sustainable growth rate (SGR) formula, moving another step closer to a more stable Medicare physician payment system based on delivering quality and efficient care instead of 11th-hour fixes.
Since 2006, Washington State has had its own sort of Independent Payment Advisory Board for public health payers: the Health Technology Assessment Program.
Major payers who announced second-quarter earnings shared profits that exceeded expectations, lower medical costs and a raised outlook for the year.
A former SCAN Health Plan employee's allegations of Medicare Advantage fraud against several insurers and HMOs were deemed too vague by federal judge.
New care and payment models are compelling healthcare provider organizations to seek heath information exchange solutions to help manage shared payment risk and joint responsibility for patient and population outcomes, according to a new report from Chilmark Research.
In this clip from Health Datapalooza IV, panelists Farzad Mostashari, Dick Foster and Uwe Reinhardt discuss whether or not the private sector is beginning to match government investment in health IT.
eHealthInsurance will be working as a web-based broker for the federally-run health insurance exchanges, helping enroll consumers through its websites.
A program developed by the Society of Hospital Medicine and in use by 140 hospitals nationwide has the potential to improve the discharge process and prevent avoidable rehospitalizations, according to a new study published in the Journal of Hospital Medicine.
A program in use by 140 hospitals nationwide has the potential to improve the discharge process and prevent avoidable rehospitalizations, according to a new study published in the Journal of Hospital Medicine.
Georgia's insurance commissioner is asking federal insurance regulators for more time to review health plans being submitted for the public insurance exchange.