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By Healthcare Finance Staff | 11:59 am | March 14, 2013
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) has proposed a framework for the federally-facilitated exchange in a draft letter, outlining the agency's tentative plans for certification, networks, rate review and consumer support.
By Healthcare Finance Staff | 11:59 am | March 14, 2013
Integris Health, Oklahoma's largest health system, announced Thursday it will build a medical home model under a grant from the Center for Medicare and Medicaid Innovation (CMMI).
By Healthcare Finance Staff | 11:47 am | March 14, 2013
INTEGRIS Health, Oklahoma's largest health system, announced Thursday it will incorporate Phytel's population health and care management tools to help build a medical home model.
By Healthcare Finance Staff | 11:16 am | March 14, 2013
If you were eating in a Chinese restaurant, would you have the temerity to tell the manager how to repackage and re-price the items on the menu?
By Healthcare Finance Staff | 06:34 pm | March 13, 2013
In 2012, Connecticut lawmakers passed a budget banking on $50 million in Medicaid savings from a plan limiting coverage for certain low-income young adults -- before the federal government approved a waiver for the plan.
By Healthcare Finance Staff | 01:56 pm | March 13, 2013
In Oregon, a bill  to encourage mediation in disputes over medical errors is headed to the governor, in what supporters say is a step -- if small -- in the direction of malpractice reform.
By Healthcare Finance Staff | 04:52 pm | March 12, 2013
Banking on repealing the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, Wisconsin Rep. Paul Ryan (R) on Tuesday unveiled a plan targeting four major areas of reform -- second on the list is healthcare.
By Healthcare Finance Staff | 01:58 pm | March 12, 2013
Texas Blue begins HIX outreach and Covered California mulls promotions with major retailers like Walmart in this week's HIX Digest.
By Healthcare Finance Staff | 01:27 pm | March 12, 2013
A new report from health plan comparison website HealthPocket.com shows that fewer than 2 percent of all health plans sold on the individual market today provide all of the essential health benefits (EHBs) as required under health reform.
By Healthcare Finance Staff | 12:50 pm | March 12, 2013
Community Health Systems, one of the largest publicly-traded hospital systems in the country, and Cleveland Clinic have announced a strategic alliance aimed at allowing the two organizations to share clinical information to improve care and operational efficiency.