Chris Anderson
Palmetto Physician Connections, a new government-sponsored health plan, is launching a medical home care model as it looks to build its managed care business with South Carolina's Healthy Connections Choices Medicaid program.
Florida's Senate Health Regulation Committee unanimously approved a bill yesterday that would shift the bulk of the state's Medicaid recipients into HMOs and other types of managed-care organizations.
A recent study by the Kaiser Family Foundation on the effects of raising Medicare's eligibility age to 67 in 2014 shows that while the federal government would achieve $7.5 billion in savings, the move would also result in $10.1 billion in extra costs for 65- and 66-year-olds and employer-sponsored retiree healthcare costs.
A new study by the Rand Corporation indicates people on high-deductible health plans significantly reduce their healthcare spending - but they're also cutting back on preventive care.
An Employee Benefits Research Institute survey indicates employer contributions to account-based health plans declined for the second year in a row in 2010.
A release of preliminary results by CIGNA from two accountable care pilot projects shows both are achieving lowered growth in healthcare costs while also improving quality of care.
Vermont legislators were scheduled to vote in early March on a three-pronged bill that would set the state on a course to establish the nation's first state-sponsored single-payer health insurance system.
Six health plans -Aetna, CDPHP, Hudson Health Plan, MVP Health Care, UnitedHealthcare and Empire BlueCross Blue Shield - have provided $1.5 million in incentive payments to 236 separate primary care physicians in 11 practices that achieved patient-centered medical home recognition by the NCQA.
A report from Moody's Investors Service indicates changes in employee benefits plan designs as well as new medical management techniques such as employee wellness programs are reducing demand for healthcare services.
Arkansas Blue Cross Blue Shield has launched a patient-centered medical home pilot project with seven family and internal medicine practices to test whether the concept will work in the state.