Healthcare Finance Staff
Healthcare IT News and sister site Healthcare Finance will be reporting on the changeover throughout the day, using the live blog below to highlight the latest news, real-time reactions and frequent updates from our cadre of volunteer ICD-10 correspondents.
A federal judge has partly sided with providers in ordering the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid to provide further justification for the 0.2 percent payment reduction in provider compensation that will kick in under the two-midnight rule, according to the September 21 ruling in U.S. District Court in Washington D.C.
Mark T. Bertolini, chairman and CEO of Aetna in Hartford, Connecticut and Joseph R. Swedish, president and CEO of Anthem in Indianapolis, argued before a Senate Judiciary subcommittee on Antitrust, Competition Policy and Consumer Rights on Tuesday that local insurance plans would keep the industry competitive.
The National Committee for Quality Assurance has released its newest rankings for health plans in the United States based on clinical and satisfaction scores.
Earlier this week, Turing Pharmaceutical CEO Martin Shkreli drew sharp criticism after his privately held company boosted the price of AIDS treatment drug Daraprim from a reported $13.50 a tablet to $750.
A new consumer website unveiled by the California Department of Insurance hopes to help Californians better shop for healthcare based on both quality and price.
According to new data released by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services on Monday, the U.S. government has paid nearly $2.3 billion through July in incentives to close the coverage gap in 2015.
The National Committee for Quality Assurance recently ranked more than 1,500 health plans by satisfaction and service. The ranking includes private as well as government-sponsored Medicare and Medicaid plans.
Employers again are sharply focused on employee wellness, and some are raising the bar to qualify for program incentives.
As a Standard & Poor's report finds many insurers are missing the mark on their risk-adjustment predictions, a new partnership between population health management consultant Evolent Health and Health Fidelity, which develops technology to steer providers towards value-based care, aims to fill the gap.