Shocked by your ER bill? So is UnitedHealthcare, according to a new website launched by the payer that takes aim at Envision Healthcare's emergency room billing practices.
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Universal Health Care Action Network is in the midst of a letter writing campaign to express its opposition to Ohio's proposed work requirement for Medicaid beneficiaries, WOSU reports.
The American Medical Association surveyed more than 1,000 physicians finding very few thought positively of prior authorization.
Cigna is launching an "Answers by Cigna" service on Alexa to clear up more than 150 commonly asked healthcare questions, Hartford Business Journal reports.
America's Health Insurance Plans appointed Matt Eyles its next CEO, effective June 1.
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Diagnosis-related events are the single largest root cause of medical professional liability claims and 36 percent result in death, according to a new report from Boston-based medical liability insurer Coverys.
On the heels of its 2017 financial report, Nobilis revealed a new in-network contract at its largest hospital.
Minnesota Rep. Jeremy Munson, R-Lake Crystal, introduced a bill in the state legislature that would mandate hospitals and clinics to publish price information on their 25 most common procedures, the Mankato Free Press reports.
Physicians, medical groups and coding experts requested 25 diagnosis codes at the ICD-10 Coordination and Maintenance Committee meeting, March 6 and 7, along with 16 procedural codes.
A study at Northwestern University's Kellogg School of Management in Chicago discovered the cost of physician services climbs as healthcare providers increasingly gain market power through mergers and acquisitions.