CMS proposed to increase Medicare funding by $900 million in 2017, according to UPI.
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American Medical Association, Trinity Health and Blue Cross Blue Shield representatives called for CMS to postpone its Medicare Access and CHIP Reauthorization Act at a panel on July 1l. Alliance for Health Reform hosted the panel, which AMA and BCBS…
National Medical Billing Services, a national healthcare revenue cycle management company that specializes in servicing ambulatory surgery centers and their affiliated surgeons, recently announced that it has been named to the St. Louis Post-Dispatch's 2016 "Top Workplaces" list, ranking seventh…
Last week, Aetna executives met with Justice Department antitrust officials to discuss steps the payer is taking to address anticompetitive concerns related to its Humana merger, according to The New York Times.
This past weekend, Hillary Clinton unveiled a healthcare proposal that seeks to expand community healthcare center investments, an area that Sen. Bernie Sanders has prioritized throughout his political career, according to USA Today.
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A Public Citizen analysis found pharmaceutical companies provided lawmakers who opposed the Obama administration's Medicare Part B payment proposal substantially more financial support, according to STAT.
Health insurers WellCare Health Plans and Centene both made offers for Medicare Advantage plans that Aetna is divesting to gain approval for its Humana merger, sources familiar with the matter say, according to St. Louis Post-Dispatch.
By 2024, U.S. healthcare spending is expected to total nearly $5.4 trillion by 2019, with most of that spending devoted toward a small portion of high-need individuals, or "high cost claimants." Individuals who cost $50,000 or more in one year…
Presumptive Republican Party Presidential Nominee Donald Trump proposed a healthcare plan with significant changes that would leave 18 million Americans uninsured, according to the Washington Post.
Under the Affordable Care Act's risk corridor program, Baltimore-based Evergreen Health, Maryland's co-op, will pay $24.23 million to CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield, according to The Baltimore Sun.