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The Department of Health and Human Services has proposed that state Medicaid agencies use federal funds to help pay for uncovering fraud through the screening and analysis of Medicaid claims data.
Three hospitals on Washington's remote Olympic Peninsula are looking into a partnership with Seattle's Swedish Medical Center to improve clinical outcomes for their patients and access new technology.
Two months after announcing its intention to raise rates for 200,000 individual plan members - with some planned increases as high as 59 percent - California Blue Shield is withdrawing its rate filing with the California Department of Insurance and instead will hold both individual and family plan rates steady for the remainder of the year.
The Medicare Payment Advisory Commission released its annual recommendations to Congress on Tuesday, calling for a 1 percent pay increase for physicians.
The average per capita cost of healthcare services covered by commercial insurance and Medicare programs increased by 6.29 percent over the year ending in January, according to Standard & Poor's S&P Healthcare Economic Composite Index. It's the first time the growth rate has accelerated since May 2010.
Medicaid and the Children's Health Insurance Program (CHIP) provided health benefits to nearly 75 million people last year - or nearly one-in-four people - according to the inaugural report of the Medicaid and CHIP Payment and Access Commission (MACPAC).
Proposed changes to charitable tax deductions may limit the ability of nonprofit healthcare institutions to raise funds, according to a survey by the Association for Healthcare Philanthropy.
The Department of Health and Human Services is launching a nationwide television and radio ad campaign aimed at educating the public about Medicare fraud. The focus of the campaign is to help seniors understand the importance of protecting personal information such as Medicare numbers.
Anthem Blue Cross will offer hospitalist services to its Medi-Cal members in California's Los Angeles County through a new program with medical management services company ApolloMed.
Employers with self-funded health plans may find relief from expensive and unnecessary ER visits with a new e-Health service offered by Stat Health Services.