Nonprofit Blue Shield of California stated chief executive Paul Markovich earned $3.5 million in 2015 in its first detailed disclosure on executive pay, according to Kaiser Health News.
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SourceMed, an outpatient software solutions and revenue cycle management services' provider, partnered with Change Healthcare to enhance billing processes. Change Healthcare provides software and analytics, network solutions as well as technology-enabled services to healthcare organizations.
The Missouri Department of Insurance has stated the Aetna-Humana merger would be anti-competitive in the state, according to a Reuters report.
A former IRS official said the agency was concerned about whether some Affordable Care Act payments were legal, according to The Hill.
The Office of Inspector General submitted a testimony to the House of Representatives Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations, in which the OIG implored CMS to do more to help stop ineligible providers from enrolling in Medicare, according to RevCycle Intelligence.
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In 2016, healthcare costs reached $25,826 for the average American family, based on the Milliman Medical Index analysis, according to ebn.
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Seventy-two percent of consumers were confused about received medical bills, according to the 2016 Copatient State of Medical Bill Confusion survey. The survey included more than 200 consumer responses.
Eighty-two percent of Americans enrolled in private coverage or government coverage reported satisfaction with coverage, based on a Commonwealth Fund report, according to Los Angeles Times.
An Avalere Health analysis found proposed Affordable Care Act premiums for silver plans are rising 16 percent, on average, in nine states that have completed data, according to The Hill.