by Keith Kuhn | Sep 10, 2013 | Reimbursement
The Pennsylvania Department of Public Welfare through the Comptroller’s Office has completed a special review of durable medical equipment (DME) rentals that paid in error without prior authorization after three months rental as required by Medical Assistance (MA)...
by Keith Kuhn | Sep 9, 2013 | Industry
Quantia, an online community for doctors and the healthcare companies that want to market to them, has $10 million more in the bank. On Tuesday, the company said it had raised $7.5 million from Safeguard Scientifics in a $10 million Series B round. Current investors,...
by Keith Kuhn | Sep 8, 2013 | Payor
A private insurance exchange is the newest lever for employers trying to get a handle on health care coverage. Highmark Health Services on Friday announced it is expanding its closed network product into West Virginia and Delaware in January. Private exchanges, also...
by Keith Kuhn | Sep 7, 2013 | Government
With the state forgoing any role in a health insurance marketplace, federal officials and Alaska nonprofits are scrambling to fill the void by Oct. 1. That’s the first day of open enrollment under the Affordable Care Act, and the date by which each state is...
by Keith Kuhn | Sep 6, 2013 | Payor
The nation’s first and largest private online health insurance exchange,eHealth, Inc, is offering Medicare Advantage plans and Medicare Prescription Drug Plans (PDPs) from WellCare Health Plans, Inc. on its online marketplaces and now also through telephonic...
