While the Affordable Care Act has provided millions of Americans coverage, The New York Times reports the health law will need to change to survive the tumultuous healthcare environment.
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Reports about insurance commissioners meeting with leading payers have sparked a discussion about the nature of this relationship and whether it influences policy decisions, according to The Washington Post.
The CDC found the national uninsured rate to be 8.6 percent. Wallethub compared the uninsured rates for 548 U.S. cities in addition to the rates for all 50 states.
Healthcare is a labor-intensive industry. And for many providers, payroll expenses can really add up. According to a 2014 Becker’s Hospital Review survey, more than half of the chief financial officers surveyed said personnel costs posed the biggest operational challenge…
Total joints are making their way into the outpatient setting, and ambulatory surgery centers are continually seeking strategies to negotiate reimbursement from payers. CMS, which sets the gold standard for commercial payers, only approves unicompartmental knee replacement for the ambulatory…
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UnitedHealthcare is pulling out of another ACA marketplace; this time in Kansas, KVOE reports.
Arise Health Plan is pulling out of the ACA exchanges, the Wisconsin State Journal reports.
The U.S. Senate is expanding its inquiry into Mylan to determine whether Mylan knowingly and improperly shortchanged state Medicaid programs, the Washington Post reports.
Brookfield, Wis.-based Common Ground Healthcare Cooperative received funding from a private source last week, the Milwaukee Business Journal reports. Here's what you should know.
Harken, a UnitedHealthcare subsidiary, is leaving the Affordable Care Act exchange in Illinois next year, according to Chicago Tribune.