Chris Anderson
Findings from a Harvard University study reported in the New England Journal of Medicine examining one-year results for Blue Cross Blue Shield of Massachusetts' global payment initiative shows the program is lowering medical spending while improving quality of care.
Evergreen Hospital announced its selection to participate in the Multi-Payer Medical Home Reimbursement Pilot, a nationwide, model program launched May 1 that seeks to fundamentally improve the quality of primary patient care through leading-edge, preventive medical treatment.
Industry research firm IBISWorld has forecast the top 10 sectors that will benefit from the creation of state health insurance exchanges under the new rules released this week by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services.
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services has announced three new initiatives to help states improve the quality and lower the cost of care for "dual eligible" - the approximately nine million Americans who are eligible for both Medicare and Medicaid.
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services released a report this week showing that 10 states lack sufficient authority under current law to review and reject excessive health insurance rate increases as required under the Affordable Care Act. Beginning Sept. 1 CMS will begin review of all rate hikes in excess of 10 percent for these states.
In a deal that strengthens its presence in the Southeast and Mid-Atlantic states, Eagle Hospital Physicians announced today its acquisition of hospitalist company PrimeDoc Management Services.
The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services has informed state Medicaid directors of new smoking cessation services and reminded them that Medicaid programs are now required to fully cover those services for pregnant women.
In a deal with eyes on the future of payment bundling and risk sharing among payers and providers, McKesson has announced an agreement to buy Portico Systems for a reported $90 million.
The changing healthcare landscape and the increased need for hospital-physician alignment will lead to an acceleration of physicians leaving private practice in favor of hospital-based employment according to two recent market reports.
Aetna has agreed to buy the Medicare supplement and related blocks of in-force business of Genworth Financial for $290 million.