Healthcare Finance Staff
Less than a week after Blue Shield of California shelved its planned increases for individual members, Anthem Blue Cross has decided to decrease its planned rate hike and increases in co-payments and deductibles for more than 600,000 members enrolled in its family plans.
The Nevada Division of Health Care Financing and Policy has signed a five-year, $176 million agreement with HP Enterprise Services to strengthen Medicaid operations and help position the state for healthcare reform.
Idaho plans to increase state funding for Medicaid, though the total budget for Medicaid will decrease, according to a report in the Idaho Statesmen.
The Department of Health and Human Services has proposed that state Medicaid agencies use federal funds to help pay for uncovering fraud through the screening and analysis of Medicaid claims data.
Anyone hoping The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services' announcement that it will conduct a HIPAA 5010, ICD-10 readiness assessment is a sign that the group might once again push back the deadlines would be wise not to hold breath for such an outcome.
In the Federal Register dated March 11, 2011, CMS explains that it provided certain milestones for providers, payers, and vendors en route to HIPAA 5010 and ICD-10 subsequently.
Sourcenet, a premier physician billing and practice management firm in Mt. Pleasant, S.C., is the first medical biller, under the Healthcare Network Accreditation Program (HNAP) Medical Biller, to be accredited by The Electronic Healthcare Network Accreditation Commission (EHNAC).
By now it is not news to say that Donald Berwick's chances of being confirmed as the head of CMS are rapidly declining from slim to next to none. Not a huge surprise really, but it is a fact made abundantly clear earlier this month when 42 Republican senators penned a contentious letter to President Obama asking him to withdraw Berwick's nomination.
MEDecision, a developer of health management and decision support technology, and Health Language, Inc. (HLI), which specializes in medical terminology management, have joined forces, allowing MEDecision to help payers and providers comply with and capitalize on forthcoming ICD-10 requirements.
The Patient-Centered Primary Care Collaborative has launched a new Center for Accountable Care. The goal, according to PCPCC officials, is to help ensure that a strong, robust, patient-centered primary care model is at the foundation of accountable care organizations nationwide as a way to deliver better care and lower costs.
The Patient-Centered Primary Care Collaborative (PCPCC) has launched a new Center for Accountable Care. The goal, according to PCPCC, is to help ensure that a "strong, robust patient-centered primary care model is at the foundation of accountable care organizations nationwide, and that programs and policies related to ACOs help maintain this focus."