House bill would raise some Medicare patient fees
Wealthier seniors would pay higher Medicare premiums, and a co-payment for home health services would be required under Medicare reform legislation introduced in the House on July 19. House Ways …
4 carriers will offer policies on Nevada health exchange
Four insurance carriers have filed with the state of offer insurance policies on the Silver State Health Insurance Exchange. The providers are Anthem, Nevada Health Co-op, Saint Mary’s and Health …
Complaints continue for new NC online Medicaid system
Joseph Reutter is a sales manager at a medical supply company. His company is one of several that contacted Channel 9 concerned about NCTracks, the state’s new online Medicaid system. …
Largest California Small Business Insurer has no Interest in Exchange
Health insurance giant Anthem Blue Cross is spurning California’s new insurance market for small businesses, a potential setback in the state’s rollout of the federal healthcare law. Anthem, a unit …
New York VC wants to change Health Care with Oscar
Joshua Kushner, investor and founder of New York-based investment firm, Thrive Capital and well known for backing hot startups such as Instagram, Fab, Warby Parker and Codecademy, has been quietly …
NCTracks: NCs new Medicaid payment system a nightmare some providers say
State officials say the new Medicaid bill-paying system is working better than expected. But for the company trying to get kids wheelchairs, the dentist who hasn’t been paid in a …
RI Blue Cross and University Medicine enter partnership
Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Rhode Island and a physician’s group have entered into a partnership aimed at improving health care and slowing cost increases. The three-year shared-savings agreement …
Insurance exchange covers entire state of Alabama
Alabama should have no counties left out of a federally operated health insurance exchange because three companies have proposed insurance plans and two of the companies want to cover the …