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To help U.S. hospitals manage risk and take full advantage of the new healthcare payment models, Thomson Reuters has introduced a suite of payment reform tools.
A federal appeals court in Atlanta concluded Friday that the individual mandate in the health reform law is unconstitutional and that it can be severed from the rest of the law. A lower court ruling held that the mandate was unconstitutional and could not be removed from the whole.
Two "Blue" health insurers announced earlier this week a partnership intended to expand Medicaid insurance and services nationally through a combined acquisition of AmeriHealth Mercy, which serves nearly 800,000 Medicaid members in three states.
With the Congressional Super Committee charged with finding $1.5 trillion in budget cuts now named, healthcare organizations representing community care givers and nursing homes and long-term care insurance providers are stepping up to urge lawmakers to preserve funding for these vital health services.
Thomson Reuters has launched a suite of new payment reform tools designed to help U.S. hospitals manage risk and seize opportunities as new healthcare payment models go into effect.
Kindred Healthcare continues expanding its footprint in the home healthcare sector with the acquisition of Professional HealthCare, a portfolio company of Mainsail Partners. The definitive agreement signed by the two companies will transfer Professional's 27 home healthcare locations to Kindred for $51 million in cash.
The National Labor Relations Board ordered a new union election for 43,000 Kaiser Permanente healthcare workers in California after discounting the results of a previous election mired in accusations of misconduct.
Touting it as the first of its kind ACO in Northern California, Anthem Blue Cross and the Individual Practice Association Medical Group of Santa Clara County (SCCIPA) have announced a contract to provide accountable care to tens of thousands of Anthem PPO members in the Silicon Valley.
Professionals at healthcare organizations across the country expect costs to rise with healthcare reform but those costs will be tempered by increased access to care and organizational efficiencies.