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Blue Cross Blue Shield of Arizona and non-profit health system Banner Health have announced an equal partnership designed to provide a coordinated Medicare Advantage offering to be known as Blue Cross Blue Shield of Arizona Advantage.
The global radiology systems market has an estimated value of $9.7 billion in 2012 and is expected to reach $13.3 billion by 2018, according to a new report from Transparency Market Research.
It may come as a surprise that President Barack Obama and GOP vice presidential nominee Paul Ryan are pushing the same target rate for controlling federal spending on Medicare. Their approaches to curbing costs, however, are very different.
SCAN Health Plan, a California HMO, is paying the state of California and the federal government $323 million in fines for Medicaid and Medicare overpayments, some going back to 1985.
Angela Braly abruptly resigned yesterday as chairman and CEO of WellPoint amid a growing outcry from the investment community for her ouster driven by a slumping stock price and lagging earnings.
By choosing Wisconsin Rep. Paul Ryan to be his running mate, presumptive GOP presidential nominee Mitt Romney put Medicare on the table as a major 2012 campaign issue.
Congress must repeal the sustainable growth rate formula to stabilize Medicare physician payments, and CMS needs to adopt a series of strategies that would strengthen the Medicare program by enhancing the role of primary care physicians, said the American Academy of Family Physicians in a recent letter to CMS.
The proliferation of mobile medical devices means providers, payers and even patients are collecting more data than ever before. But do they know what to do with it?
Hays Green, healthcare policy practice lead at WPC, a Nashville-based company that provides consulting solutions, has outlined five preparatory actions that providers can kickstart today to create a solid infrastructure to achieve long-term ACO goals. "These steps can help organizations enter the commercial realm of accountable care models on level footing," Green said.
A notably picky species, American consumers have varying preferences for communicating with their health insurers and receiving their bills, a new study found, which means there's a lot of potential for consumer engagement.