Research suggesting nurse anesthetist standalone care is equivalent to physician-led care is flawed, according to a new study published online in Anesthesia & Analgesia.
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The Centers for Medicare and Medicare Services has temporarily barred Cigna from enrolling new customers to its Medicare Advantage and stand-alone prescription drug plans, according to Healthcare Finance.
With less people enrolling in the ACA than expected, the Congressional Budget Office lowered its estimate of how many Americans will obtain coverage through the ACA in 2016, according to Los Angeles Times.
A Blue Cross and Blue Shield technology error left many North Carolinians without health coverage, according to The Charlotte Observer. The payer is in the process of transferring patient data consumers from a legacy software to Facets. The technology was…
If Connecticut applied for the Affordable Care Act Section 1332 and Medicaid Section 1115 waivers, it could lower health insurance costs, according to ctpost.
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A hearing was conducted on Friday about the approval of the proposed $6.8 billion purchase of health insurance company HealthNet by Centene, according to a California Health Line report.
The number of diagnosis codes has expanded from 13,000 ICD-9 codes to 68,000 ICD-10 codes, with 78 percent of ICD-9 diagnosis codes mapping 1-to-1 with an ICD-10 code, either exactly or approximately.
Uninsured residents may face a steep fine of 2.5 percent of annual income or $695 per adult and $347.50 per child if they do not sign up for health insurance, according to FOX San Antonio.com.
United States Department of Health & Human Services Secretary Sylvia Mathews Burwell said the agency will meet their goal of transitioning 30 percent of fee-for-service Medicare payments to value-based payments by the end of this year, according to Healthcare Dive.
The Pennsylvania legislature estimates the state's 500 schools districts could save a total of $200 million annually if they united in one statewide health insurance program, according to ReadingEagle.com. The Legislative Budget and Finance Committee conducted the study.