Managed care company Aetna spent $902,000 on federal lobbying in the second quarter of 2011, trimming its lobbying spending as it focused on bills that shape the healthcare overhaul, according to a Bloomberg Businessweek report.
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California Gov. Jerry Brown's finance officials are opposing controversial legislation that would give state regulators the power to approve, deny or modify changes in health insurance rates, according to a Fresno Bee report.
Industry experts are split over whether the healthcare superbill will survive ICD-10 implementation in 2013, according to a Government Health IT report.
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Michigan insurance regulators have instructed Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan to give seniors on Medigap more time to prove residency so they can avoid a significant rate hike, according to a Bloomberg Businessweek report.
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Few providers participated in CMS' first National Version 5010 Testing Day, held June 15, according to results released by the agency last week.
Nebraska insurance analysts have said they need more federal guidance before they can recommend a health exchange option to the state, according to a Bloomberg Businessweek report.
Jeffrey Shanton, chair, Advocacy & Legislative Affairs Committee of the New Jersey Association of Ambulatory Surgery Centers, has issued a statement in response to a letter sent by Bernard Flynn of New Jersey Manufacturers Insurance Company, to 425,000 personal auto…
The California Division of Workers' Compensation has issued an update to its ambulatory surgery center fee schedule, and previously proposed reductions in reimbursement for ASCs have been delayed, according to a news release from the California Ambulatory Surgery Association.
The Workgroup for Electronic Data Interchange is conducting the latest version of its ICD-10 Industry Progress Survey, according to an ASA release.