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.
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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.
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.
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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.
Arkansas Medicaid Director Eugene Gessow envisions transforming the state's Medicaid program by paying teams of physicians and other health professionals based on episodes of care, according to an American Medical News report.
In a letter to MedPAC Chairman Glenn Hackbarth, the Access to Medical Imaging Coalition asked MedPAC to reconsider its plan to reduce reimbursements and require prior authorization for imaging services.
The University of Pittsburgh Medical Center and Highmark have not been able to agree on a new contract, according to a Pittsburgh Tribune-Review report.