North Carolina BCBS Network Alert
The deadline to enter into the new North Carolina Blue Cross Blue Sheild network is June 24th 2013. Earlier this month BCBS of NC announced they would be discontinuing thier …
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Vermont board begins review of rates under exchange
The board overseeing efforts to overhaul Vermont’s health insurance system said Monday it has begun reviewing the rates customers will be expected to pay under the Vermont Health Connect exchange. …
Florida Blue Files to Form a Not-for Profit Mutual Insurance Holding Company
Florida Blue, Florida’s Blue Cross and Blue Shield Company, has filed a request with the Florida Office of Insurance Regulation (OIR) to organize under a policyholder-owned, not-for-profit mutual insurance holding …
Krames StayWell Launches Patient Engagement Solution for ACOs
Krames StayWell has launched ACO 360™, a comprehensive patient engagement package for Accountable Care Organizations (ACOs) that includes marketing and patient education tools, and a new solution for ACO member …
Home Healthcare Thanks Congressman Tom Price for Support of Home Health Service Access
The Partnership for Quality Home Healthcare today commended Representative Tom Price (R-GA) and his call for targeted Medicare reforms that achieve savings by putting an end to the occurrence of …
Humana Adopts Medicare National Mail Order Pricing
When it comes to the steep cuts Medicare plans to implement as part of Round 2 of competitive bidding, industry stakeholders have been waiting for the other shoe to drop. …
Geography affects premiums on California health insurance exchange
For the same health coverage from the same insurer, a 40-year-old Sacramentan will pay $78 more per month than a Los Angeles County resident through the state’s new insurance exchange. …
OIG: CMS Should Establish Transfer Payment Policy for Eary Discharges to Hospice Care
The OIG recently issued a report, found at www.kslaw.com, concerning the potential financial impact to Medicare Part A if CMS established a hospital transfer payment policy for early discharges to …