Healthcare Finance Staff
Two large health insurers are hoping a new "public utility" patient data sharing service will improve one of the most pernicious problems in American healthcare.
A venture by Independence Blue Cross and a company ranking well in Warren Buffett's portfolio is getting underway, in an ambitious attempt to optimize the benefits of primary care.
One of the largest Medicaid managed care expansions has been given the green light for what will be a test of reducing public-payer spending.
As provider power grows and integrated healthcare becomes a central goal, the time may become ripe for more payer takeovers of a kind not seen before.
Premiums for exchange plans in California are looking pretty affordable. Is this because insurers are fearful of a rate review process that might be approved by voters in the fall, or a large, diverse market spreading out risk?
Well, here we are. The revised compliance date for providers, payers and clearinghouses to transition to ICD-10 has been finalized by the Department of Health and Human Services.
Utah's start-up health plan is offering a new service that could prove attractive to employers and individuals in a state with a growing tech hub, while also putting pressure on established players.
More and more, insurers are trying to help members get fit, slim down, and eat better. But for one of this century's most pernicious health problems, some find they need data-driven frameworks to target interventions and gauge their effectiveness.
The San Francisco Bay area is getting a new accountable care organization courtesy of the formation of a new company by two healthcare powerhouses in the region.
A new portrait of the uninsured and newly-insured is emerging, with a confluence of factors shaping who is and isn't enrolling in Medicaid or private plans.