Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Nebraska filed a lawsuit on Wednesday to prevent the state from switching to a new health insurance company, according to a Bloomberg Businessweek report.
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American patients reported fewer physician visits last year, a sign that many people are struggling to pay for healthcare, according to a study released Wednesday by the IMS Institute for Healthcare Informatics.
Medical practices of one or two physicians are the fastest growing adopters of electronic health records, according to study reported by AAPC.
Oregon is giving consumers until April 13 to submit responses about the most important aspects of the state's health insurance exchange, according to The Lund Report.
The difference between in- and out-of-network costs for employees has increased substantially since 2011, according to the 2010 Medical Plan Trends Report conducted by HighRoads and reported in Market Watch.
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Employees are increasingly being asked to undergo medical tests, exercise and participate in disease management programs to qualify for premium or deductible discounts, according to a USA Today report.
One-third of Colorado residents have no health insurance or inadequate insurance, according to a survey by the Denver-based organization The Colorado Trust and a Durango Herald report.
Oak Brook Surgical Centre and insurance company Aetna are battling in court over $3.4 million in bills, according to a Crain's Chicago Business report.
Missed appointments, including no-shows and cancellations, plague every practice, according to AAPC representative Deli Parham, CPC.
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services has designed the Medicare Summary Notice, according to an AAPC report.