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CMS put new regulations into place in January 2016 that levies fines against insurers for medical plan errors, according to Healthcare Payer News.

PinpointCare, a secure, cloud-based care coordination platform that connects all of a patient's providers, recently enhanced its collaborative relationship with Chicago-based DuPage Medical Group to manage payments for the physician organization's Blue Cross Blue Shield value-based care insurance program and…

UnitedHealthcare created an independent subsidiary, Harken Health, which is a boutique-style health plan, according to Kaiser Health News.

There has been an emergence of websites where consumers can see a range of prices and providers for medical procedures and tests, according to The Boston Globe.

In 2016, employer-sponsored healthcare insurance is expected to cost the United States nearly $266 billion, according to ebn.

The Texas Medical Association and American Medical Association are critiquing the Medicare payment system, saying it is flawed in the way it penalizes physicians, according to myStatesman.com.

New Hampshire's senate approved the expansion of the state's Medicaid program, according to New Hampshire Union Leader.

A new study by the UCLA Center for Health Policy Research in Los Angeles and the UC Berkeley (Calif.) Center for Labor Research and Education found two-thirds of Californians who didn’t have health insurance in 2014 were actually eligible for…

The state of Michigan stripped a physician of his medical license after he was convicted for submitting false and fraudulent claims to Medicare, according to mlive.

The proposed health insurance mergers have sparked outcry from many organizations who claim the mergers will stifle competition and raise prices for consumers. However, certain Affordable Care Act provisions may limit the mergers' impact, according to Forbes.