In February 2015, Anthem, Inc. announced its computer systems were hacked — “a very sophisticated external cyber attack” that sent shockwaves throughout the healthcare industry.
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The American Medical Association joined the Florida Medical Association and Florida Osteopathic Medical Association asking the Florida Attorney General to reject the Aetna/Humana merger.
A Vitals' SmartShopper report found providing consumer incentives can yield significant healthcare cost savings, according to ebn.
Many Americans don't understand aspects of their healthcare coverage plans, based on a Kaiser Family Foundation 2015 survey, according to Wisconsin Public Radio.
The Affordable Care Act's failed co-ops took a lot and gave little, costing the government $1.2 billion, based on a new Senate investigations panel report, according to The Washington Post.
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On March 10, the Florida Senate passed a healthcare transparency bill, according to WCTV.
Lindsay Conway, the managing director of Advisory Board Company, outlined what providers should expect from Medicare this year at the Association of Community Cancer Centers annual meeting in Washington, D.C., according to AJMC.com.
Humana is partnering with orthopedic groups in Ohio to launch a value-based bundled payment care model for Humana Medicare Advantage members.
Medicare proposed an alternative payment method for Medicare B drugs, inciting many providers and drug manufacturers to critique the proposal, according to The New York Times.
Fox 43 used Health Indicators Warehouse, U.S. Census and CMS data to devise a Health Care Access Score to assess which U.S. states have the worst healthcare access. The Health Care Access Score analyzed physician density, dentist density, percent of…