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After taking losses of $40 million over three years, BlueCross BlueShield of Western New York is withdrawing from the Empire State's Medicaid managed care program in six of its eight counties of operations.
Medicare announced Friday that it was revising rules intended to prevent the agency from paying twice for the same prescriptions for seniors receiving hospice care. The drug categories in question were identified in a 2012 investigation by the HHS inspector general.
At a time when emergency care is increasingly viewed as inconvenient, overcrowded and overpriced, and possibly losing ground to urgent care clinics, some health systems are trying to make their ERs a place where people actually want to go and spend their time and money.
Catholic Health Initiatives, one of the nation's largest health systems, is keeping its eye on the future by launching a new health brand that will compete with established health insurers.
More and more, health insurance professionals who design consumer-driven and high deductible plans are using them personally, a trend that bodes well for their improvement.
Our weekly look at career moves in the healthcare finance sector. This issue highlights promotions, hires and fires for the week ending July 18, 2014.
Hospitals participating in Independence Blue Cross' accountable care contracts are reducing costs, improving care and earning incentives, according to the Philadelphia-based insurer.
Hospitals face the decision of leasing or buying equipment on a regular basis. Ultimately, whether to lease or buy comes down to a hospital's objectives.
Premiums for exchange plans in many states are set to increase anywhere from slightly to significantly, but there's new competitive pressure coming as the nation's largest insurer starts flooding markets.
After one of its worst years ever, one Blue Cross company is banking on an insider and native son to lead a comeback.