Healthcare Finance Staff
Amid a less-than-ideal start to health insurance exchanges, the Obama Administration is extending the pre-existing condition insurance plan for one month.
As hospitals continue to get squeezed by new Medicare penalties and shrinking reimbursements from private insurers, many are looking for ways to make up for that missing revenue. Some are seeking creative ways to collect on the bad debt incurred from patients unable to pay their bills.
While the word "healthcare" can be heard everywhere these days, how exactly do healthcare organizations achieve their goals of improving patient care and ensuring profitability? One of the most important ways a healthcare organization can accomplish these goals is to focus on ensuring claims are filed expediently and accurately while still ensuring patient privacy.
About 100,000 Iowans newly eligible for Medicaid are set to get private insurance coverage through a demonstration project approved by the federal government, the second Medicaid "private option" okayed this year.
Insurers who may get hit with losses as a result of continuing previously cancelled plans may get some financial assistance from the federal government. But eligible insurers won't see that relief until 2015.
A federal judge in Connecticut temporarily blocked UnitedHealthcare (UHC) on Dec. 5 from dropping an estimated 2,200 physicians from its Medicare Advantage plan in that state.
In the 70 years since employer-sponsored insurance benefits have been exempt from taxes, the revenue lost to the federal government has run in the trillions of dollars. Now, with a federal tax code rewrite possible and another looming budget battle, the Congressional Budget Office wants lawmakers to rethink that so-called tax expenditure.
Blues in California and New Jersey are producing results by tracking measures that show they are improving quality in new models of care delivery.
Three state insurance exchanges are looking for new executive directors, amid problems with website functionality, modest turnout and contractor skirmishes.
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan (BCBSM) has launched a value-based hospital reimbursement agreement that includes shared savings with Northern Michigan's Munson Healthcare.