Susan Morse
The proposed rule would enable employers to establish association health plans designed to increase competition and reduce premium costs.
Opioids and heroin play a big role, but so do variations in primary care and mental health services.
The provider and insurer forged a multi-year partnership to serve United and Medicare Advantage members in southwest Ohio.
Eligible clinicians are encouraged to log-in early and often to familiarize themselves with the system.
CFOs rank identifying cost reduction opportunities as their most important for the year ahead, though most expressed limited confidence in their organization's ability to do so, survey says.
After months of delay, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services revealed its Quality Star Rating program.
Opponents say hospitals are reaping windfall profits by buying drugs at a discount but a trade group counters that cutting the program will force safety net hospitals to reduce services and layoff caregivers.
After failed merger with Humana, Aetna would need to convince feds that the merger is more than two industry behemoths coming together.
Insurer did not address rumors of CVS takeover, but said decision on its pharmacy benefits manager would be announced by mid-2018.
Top earner Palm Beach Accountable Care Organization saved Medicare $62 million, earning $30 million for the ACO.