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By Healthcare Finance Staff | 09:46 am | May 27, 2014
AmeriMark Direct started its mail order catalog business here in the 1960s, and for decades, everyone assumed that health insurance came with the job.
By Anthony Brino | 09:35 am | May 27, 2014
The federal government and a number of hospitals may want to transition to a new Medicare reimbursement model. But there are still billions of dollars in disputed fee-for-service claims waiting to be settled, sowing animosity between health systems and the feds.
By Erin McCann | 12:44 pm | May 26, 2014
The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services has announced the first group of prospective winners of its Health Care Innovation Awards. The winners could receive receive $2 million to $18 million each over three years for trying innovative care models.
By Anthony Brino | 03:08 pm | May 23, 2014
With millions of Americans on new health insurance exchange plans now responsible for high deductibles, hospitals, drug makers, insurers and regulators are entering a new frontier of payment disputes.
By Richard Pizzi | 12:21 pm | May 23, 2014
Our weekly look at career moves in the healthcare finance sector. This issue highlights promotions, hires and fires for the week ending May 23, 2014.
By Paul Levy | 11:02 am | May 23, 2014
With the Massachusetts Attorney General granting Partners Healthcare System a long-term lease on life as the dominant provider in Eastern Massachusetts, it's almost certain that the state and its residents will continue to pay above-average healthcare costs.
By Healthcare Finance Staff | 10:52 am | May 23, 2014
With millions of Americans on new exchange plans now responsible for high deductibles, hospitals, drug makers, insurers and regulators are entering a new frontier of payment disputes.
By Healthcare Finance Staff | 03:13 pm | May 22, 2014
As more exchange enrollment data emerges, so too is a premium strategy that in the long-run may act as a market check of sorts.
By Healthcare Finance Staff | 12:35 pm | May 22, 2014
Highmark is changing its CEO for the third time in as many years. An executive whose work spans jewelry, fabrics and eyeglasses is taking the helm of a new integrated payer-provider in the early stages of a market war.
By Kelsey Brimmer | 11:29 am | May 22, 2014
The healthcare industry recognizes the need to reduce its impact on the environment, yet sustainability isn't always a high priority among the decision makers at individual U.S. hospitals. Here are some ideas to help your facility get started.