Fraud fear raised in California’s health exchange
As California prepares to launch its health care exchange, consumer groups are worried the uninsured could fall victim to fraud, identity theft or other crimes at the hands of some …
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Security Experts Criticize BCBS of NC Handling of Private Data
Blue Cross and Blue Shield of North Carolina periodically shares the private personal and health information of hundreds of thousands of clients with a third-party company that designs the insurance …
Doherty Hired at RI Blue Cross to Probe Medical Fraud
The former state police superintendent who waged an unsuccessful campaign for Congress last year has been hired by Blue Cross & Blue Shield of Rhode Island to investigate health care …
Lines drawn for next Highmark-UPMC tiff
What’s “fair and affordable?” Well, of course, it depends on who’s talking. But “fair and affordable” and “reasonable” are words getting a lot of play these days by the unlikely …
Frustration with Changes to Medicare Diabetic Testing Supplies Policies
This month, Medicare made a change aimed at saving taxpayers billions of dollars. But community pharmacists say it could wind up putting patients at risk and result in more waste. …
United Healthcare making big ACO plans
A big player in western Pennsylvania’s health insurance market has big plans. United Healthcare will significantly grow its accountable care contracts over the next five years across its employer-sponsored, Medicare …
CMS offers 120 day Documentation Grace Period
CMS has implemented a 120-day grace period for obtaining documentation for CPAP devices and supplies in areas included in Round 2 of competitive bidding, officials announced during an Open Door …
WellPoint fined $1.7 million for exposing health data on Internet
Health insurer WellPoint Inc agreed to pay a fine of $1.7 million for allowing health and other personal information from hundreds of thousands of people to be accessed over the …