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By Healthcare Finance Staff | 12:28 pm | October 14, 2013
Small businesses in California will face self-funding rules in 2014 under a new law regulating an option more and more employers have been embracing.
By Stephanie Bouchard | 11:27 am | October 14, 2013
Decisions about facility maintenance and repair of senior care structures may have traditionally been left to facility managers but executives should be leading the way.
By Healthcare Finance Staff | 12:31 pm | October 11, 2013
Aetna is piloting an ambitious new cardiovascular disease and diabetes prevention program for some of its own highest-risk employees, with genetic tests and tailored lifestyle improvements.
By Healthcare Finance Staff | 12:02 pm | October 11, 2013
It's been almost two weeks since Obamacare's federal insurance exchange website went live, was inundated with traffic, went weird, was taken down for maintenance, then came back online still filled with glitches. Why did such a crucial site fail at such a critical moment? And what are the lessons that can be learned?
By Fiona Jensen | 11:27 am | October 11, 2013
Our weekly look at career moves in the healthcare finance sector. This issue highlights promotions, hires and fires for the week ending October 11, 2013.
By Healthcare Finance Staff | 11:24 am | October 11, 2013
CareSource and L.A. Care are two plans following different models for transitioning dual eligible beneficiaries to their Medicare-Medicaid plans but have similarities when it comes to data sharing and developing a health neighborhood.
By Healthcare Finance Staff | 10:43 am | October 11, 2013
A new study suggests that hospitals with higher nurse staffing levels may have lower odds of being penalized for readmissions.
By Kelsey Brimmer | 10:43 am | October 11, 2013
A new study suggests that hospitals with higher nurse staffing levels may have lower odds of being penalized for readmissions.
By Healthcare Finance Staff | 10:40 am | October 11, 2013
With consumers in 36 states struggling to access a federal exchange website to compare health plans, the Obama administration launched a new online tool Thursday that lets users see premium estimates by state, health plan and two age categories.
By Kevin Fuller | 09:27 am | October 11, 2013
Healthcare providers are still unclear about the ways in which the health insurance exchanges mandated by the ACA will impact them ... and their patients.