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A 2.3 percent medical device tax went into effect on Jan. 1 as part of the Affordable Care Act, despite claims from medical device companies that the tax will significantly hurt their businesses.
A federal judge in Atlanta has temporarily blocked Georgia's new prompt payment law for self-funded plans' third party administrators, siding with America's Health Insurance Plans (AHIP) in citing the preemption of federal law.
With the implementation of the Affordable Care Act (ACA) over the next few years there are going to be several new fees for both health insurers and employers sponsoring self-insured health plans that go into effect.
Gene Lindsey, MD, president and CEO of Newton, Mass.-based Atrius Health shares his thoughts on accountable care organizations (ACOs) and talks about Atrius' experience as a Pioneer ACO.
Insurers looking to compete in the ever-changing healthcare marketplace will continue to focus on technology in 2013 as a means of improving payment models and partnerships with provider groups and as the industry looks to make the transition to consumer-focused products it will offer on health insurance exchanges.
Despite objections of a large block of fiscally conservative Republicans, the House yesterday approved a fiscal cliff compromise crafted in the Senate in the first hours of the new year by a vote of 257 to 167, which also averted steep Medicare payment cuts to doctors for yet another year.
Insurers looking to compete in the ever-changing healthcare marketplace will continue to focus on technology in 2013 both as a means of improving payment models and partnerships with provider groups and as the industry looks to make the transition to consumer-focused products it will offer on health insurance exchanges.
As healthcare organizations increase their focus on data security and HIPAA compliance, Kroll's Cyber Security Forecast offers a list of four concerns every provider should take very seriously.
The Department of Health and Human Services estimates that some 25 million Americans will be buying health insurance through Affordable Care Act-certified exchanges within the next few years. But that and a lot of other HIX outcomes remain to be seen.
A recent analysis by an advocacy group for direct care workers finds that wages for personal care aides (PCAs) nationwide continue to be low.