The Louisiana House on Monday unanimously backed a proposal that would end Gov. Bobby Jindal's "coordinated care networks" on Dec. 31, 2014, unless they receive legislative reauthorization, according to a Bloomberg Businessweek report.
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Illinois state employees and retirees who had yet to select an insurance plan or wanted to change an earlier selection were required to make their decisions by Monday at 5 p.m., according to a Pantagraph report.
Consulting firm McKinsey & Company has addressed the controversy over its recent study, which reported the healthcare reform law may prompt large numbers of employers to stop offering health insurance benefits to employees, according to a Talking Points Memo report.
Blue Cross of Northeastern Pennsylvania has announced it will launch a new plan to save money for employers and insured employees, according to a Times-Tribune report.
Blue Shield of California has said the health insurer will limit its annual net income to 2 percent of revenue, a pledge that takes effect for the company's 2010 revenue, according to an American Medical News report.
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The rate of inaccurate claims payments has increased since last year among leading commercial health insurance companies, according to the AMA's fourth annual National Health Insurer Report Card.
A measure introduced by Sen. Orrin Hatch (R-Utah) would allow consumers to use health savings accounts, flexible spending arrangements and medical savings accounts to pay for retainer primary care services provided by concierge practices, direct primary care practices and other…
A new study has shown that most specialists in Illinois refuse to accept Medicaid patients, according to a report by The Atlantic.
As part of the 2011 CPT code changes, there are several updates for coding wound debridement, according to an AAOS Now report. The report includes updates for wound debridement not associated with open fracture or dislocation and excisional debridement with…
In an editorial for AAPC, Rhonda Buckholtz, CPC, CPC-I, CPMA, CGSC, CPEDC, COBGC, CENTC, encouraged coders to brush up on anatomy and pathophysiology for coding fractures in preparation for ICD-10 implementation.