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The Internal Revenue Service published guidance Tuesday for employers related to the one-year delay until 2015 in requiring information reporting about providing health coverage to their workers.
UnitedHealthcare announced Wednesday that the company will double its number of accountable care contracts over the next five years, representing more than $50 billion of reimbursements by 2017.
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services' 2014 proposed rules for the hospital outpatient prospective system, released earlier this week, offer payment increases and "packaging" of services.
A federal court judge in Chicago Tuesday dismissed a whistle-blower case against long-term care pharmacy provider, Omnicare, following the finalization of an undisclosed settlement that took nearly a year to hammer out.
Generic pharmaceuticals that were launched ahead of patent expiration due to patent settlements helped the U.S. health system save $25.5 billion from 2005 to 2012, according to an analysis released Monday by the Generic Pharmaceutical Association.
More than half of the nation's accountable care organizations (ACOs) are using or looking into remote patient monitoring technology to manage chronic care populations, a new survey indicates, but questions remain as to whether that technology will be effective.
Generic pharmaceuticals that were launched ahead of patent expiration due to patent settlements helped the U.S. health system save $25.5 billion from 2005 to 2012, according to an analysis released Monday by the Generic Pharmaceutical Association.
Workplace wellness programs are becoming increasingly popular among employers but they are not likely having immediate positive effects on the amount employers end up spending on healthcare coverage for their employees.
A proposed rule issued July 8 by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) would update payment policies and payment rates for services furnished under the Medicare Physician Fee Schedule (PFS) at the start of 2014, including for chronic care management.
Under a proposed rule issued this week, CMS would make a separate payment to physicians for managing select Medicare patients' care needs beginning in 2015. Currently, Medicare only pays for primary care management services as part of a face-to-face visit.