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The Gateway Health Plan has notified the Pennsylvania Department of Public Welfare that it will withdraw its Medicaid product from 17 counties in the department's Voluntary Managed Care Program effective Sept. 30, 2010.
In a partnership aimed at helping both insurance carriers and employers, out-of-network specialist Progressive Medical and StoneRiver Pharmacy Solutions announced yesterday the broad availability of a combined electronic service that will aid in correctly identifying payers for out-of-network pharmacy benefits.
More lenient state laws governing generic drug substitutions could result in savings in excess of $100 million, according to a recent study.
An organization promoting best practices in the healthcare group purchasing industry has launched two initiatives to increase transparency and strengthen oversight in an industry some have criticized for its perceived secrecy.
Community Health Systems, Inc., the largest publicly traded hospital company in the United States, has acquired the Marion Regional Healthcare System in Marion, S.C., including 124-bed Marion Regional Hospital.
The TriZetto Group Inc. announced this week a partnership with professors who founded the value-based insurance design movement to develop chronic-condition templates as options for healthcare payer customers of TriZetto's Value-Based Benefits Solution.
President Barack Obama's recess appointment of Harvard Medical School Professor Donald Berwick, MD, to lead the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services is drawing praise from healthcare leaders across the country who view him as a strong choice for leading the $800 billion agency with more than 90 million enrollees.
With $2.85 million in financing from the Primary Care Development Corporation, Hudson River HealthCare has acquired property in Monticello, N.Y. to expand primary care and dental services to low-income patients.
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services has issued a proposed rule imposing a 0.25 percentage point reduction to the fee schedule increase factor for outpatient hospital services.
More rebate checks have been mailed to seniors who have entered the Medicare Part D "doughnut hole."