Indianapolis-based Anthem's Chief Financial Officer John Gallina told 20 analysts the payer is currently working on "remediation plans," which consist of purchasing assets from Aetna, according to the New York Post.
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Getting paid as an independent healthcare provider is harder than ever. Patients are paying more out of pocket and are more likely to change providers if they are unhappy. Payers under pay and deny claims every day. What's more, staff…
HHS wants to increase enrollment in plans on the Affordable Care Act marketplace, with an emphasis on young adults, according to Kaiser Health News.
In the wake of the Comprehensive Care for Joint Replacement Program, going into effect April 1, 2016, it is has been made abundantly clear — bundled payments are not only here to stay, but will continue to expand their reach.…
Colorado voters will decide whether they want a universal, single-payer healthcare system when they head to the polls in November, according to Fox News.
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In the first four years of the Affordable Care Act's existence, private healthcare costs rose 37 percent, Ann Arbor-based University of Michigan researchers found, according to examiner.com. The study involved analysis of 50 million Americans' private healthcare costs.
Philadelphia-based University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine researchers analyzed the financial impact of primary care "medical homes," and published their findings.
Last week, Illinois' Land of Lincoln Health filed a lawsuit against the federal government over $72.8 million unpaid claims the payer alleges it is owed under the risk-corridor program, according to Insurance Business America.
Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Minnesota will no longer sell individuals and families health plans on the state's insurance exchange in 2017, according to Kaiser Health News.
Since the start of ICD-10 in October 2015, healthcare coding productivity and accuracy has fallen, based on an American Health Information Management Association Foundation survey, according to RevCycle Intelligence.