Diana Manos
President Barack Obama’s administration has been putting pressure on health insurance companies to change the way they do business before they’re required to do so under the healthcare reform law.
The average total 2010 medical spending for a typical family of four reached $18,074, an increase of $1,303 over last year, according to actuarial firm Milliman, Inc. The increase is the highest in the history of the study.
Congress passed healthcare reform a little more than two months ago, and now that the dust has begun to settle, experts and pollsters are weighing in on what to expect.
Hospitals stand to gain at least $2 million a year to aid in the adoption of healthcare information technology under the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act, but only if they qualify in time.
Experts say healthcare organizations face more than 60 major regulatory deadlines over the next ten years. The 2010 Healthcare Financial Management Association's (HFMA) ANI Healthcare Finance Conference, to be held June 20-23, 2010 in Las Vegas, promises to address a host of them.
The American Medical Association announced Thursday it will launch a multi-million-dollar national advertising campaign to push Congress to prevent a 21 percent Medicare physician payment cut mandated to start June 1.
A new study from Highmark shows that integrating medical and pharmacy benefits - rather than carving out pharmacy benefits - lowers overall medical costs while promoting better health.
A lawsuit filed in Wayne County Michigan circuit court may result in Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan paying $38,000 in denied claims for autism spectrum disorder treatment plus an additional $87,000, according to lawyers defending the beneficiary.
Blue Cross and Blue Shield-initiated anti-fraud investigations have recovered or saved more than $510 million in 2009, according to the Blue Cross and Blue Shield Association.
Sen. Russ Feingold (D-Wisc.) introduced a bill on Wednesday that would improve the quality of care in nursing homes and help families make informed decisions about care.