by Keith Kuhn | Sep 6, 2013 | Payor
A federal judge dismissed the heart of a surgical center’s antitrust suit against Blue Cross & Blue Shield of Illinois and a downstate hospital network in a case that challenges a common insurance payment practice. Blue Cross, the largest health insurance...
by Keith Kuhn | Sep 5, 2013 | Payor
A health insurance company CEO addressed the state Chamber of Commerce’s business summit on Thursday at The Greenbrier, where he talked about the need to transform health care but also the uncertainty around changes to federal health-care law. William...
by Keith Kuhn | Sep 5, 2013 | Industry
ResMed announced today at the European Society of Cardiology Congress 2013, that SERVE-HF has completed enrollment. SERVE-HF is an international, randomized study of 1,325 participants investigating if the treatment of central sleep-disordered breathing (central sleep...
by Keith Kuhn | Sep 5, 2013 | Reimbursement
It appears CMS has finally realized that you can’t get blood from a stone—or oxygen equipment and services from an HME provider that has gone out of business. CMS announced on Aug. 22 that, effective immediately, a new provider can replace oxygen equipment and restart...
by Keith Kuhn | Sep 4, 2013 | Industry
Oregon health officials are concentrating on coordinating services and preventing hospital stays. New Jersey medical centers are rewarding doctors who can save money without jeopardizing patient care. And Massachusetts is expanding the role of physician assistants and...
