Highmark skinnying down with cuts
Health insurer Highmark Inc. has been skinnying down, shedding 260 employees during the past month as the company adapts to a dynamic market. “What’s driving it is the changing business …
Blue Cross fined $250K for pre-merger ‘market conduct’ violations
State Auditor Monica Lindeen announced Thursday that her office levied a $250,000 fine on the “old” pre-merger Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Montana, for market-conduct violations from 2006-2010. Lindeen’s …
HME News: CMS seeks to not only spread bid rates but also bundle payments
Last week’s proposal to expand competitive bidding nationwide was likely a rude awakening for HME providers who have been sitting on the sidelines thinking that the program wouldn’t directly affect …
AAHomecare Announces Direct to Consumer Communications Campaign
This week AAHomecare announced a new communications campaign designed to directly reach out to consumers and rally them behind AAHomecare’s advocacy efforts. The Association will be working on the campaign …
Anthem Announces Providers for Health Insurance Plans
Anthem Blue Cross and Blue Shield has announced the following hospitals participating as preferred health-care providers for Anthem insurance plans that are part of the new federal Health Insurance Marketplace …
Face-to-Face Requirement Language Added to LCDs and Policy Articles
On March 6, the Medicare audit contractors announced the addition of face-to-face language to the following local coverage determinations (LCDs) and policy articles: • Automatic External Defibrillators • Hospital Beds …
mHealth device developers should get acquainted with FDA requirements
As DreamIt Ventures kicks off a call for applications for its second class of DreamIt Health in Philly, more and more applicants have smartphone diagnostic tools. This trend in mhealth …
HME News: VGM gathers bidding comments
The VGM Group has received 280 replies so far for its online competitive bidding survey, and it doesn’t want to stop there. The group created the survey to make it …