Chelsey Ledue
NEW YORK – While the original intent of Medicare Advantage plans was to help save money, a new report from the Commonwealth Fund indicates the cost of MA plans may jump 12.4 percent per enrollee...
AUGUSTA, ME – Maine’s Dirigo Health Agency has claimed large savings for the fourth year in a row, despite serving fewer members in 2007 than in 2006.DHA’s board has produc...
MILWAUKEE, WI – Metro Imaging is among several imaging centers successfully using its radiology information system (RIS) and picture archiving and communication system (PACS) to help streamline...
Humana will assist the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services in providing access to health and prescription benefits for about 16,000 Medicare members of the MD Medicare Choice (MDMC) plan in 23...
The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services is now publishing most of the edits used in its Medically Unlikely Edit (MUE) program to improve the accuracy of claims payments."It is alw...
MaineCare doesn't have liberal eligibility and people don't move in and out of the state based upon benefits supplied by the program, but it covers a high percentage of Maine's over-65 population....
Hospitals putting up a fight against healthcare associated infections, or HAIs, are expected to save money and improve patient care, and a nationwide redesign to implement infection prevention procedu...
UCSF Medical Center is one step closer to breaking ground for a new hospital complex on the UCSF Mission Bay campus following the unanimous approval by the University of California Board of Regents on...
The standard Medicare Part B monthly premium will be $96.40 in 2009, the same as the Part B premium for 2008, the Centers for Medicare& Medicaid announced Friday. This is the first year s...
The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration has awarded the Education Development Center, Inc. of Newton, Mass. for the National Center for Mental Health Promotion and Youth Violence...