by Keith Kuhn | Sep 4, 2013 | Industry, Provider
An early cost-sharing program in Massachusetts designed to cut costs for private Blue Cross Blue Shield patients also lowered costs for Medicare patients who were seen by the same providers, according to a study published last week in the Journal of the American...
by Keith Kuhn | Sep 4, 2013 | Provider
The chief executive officer of Chicago-based Mobile Doctors, which manages physicians who make house calls in six states, and one of its physicians in Chicago were arrested today on federal health care fraud charges. At the same time, federal agents executed search...
by Keith Kuhn | Sep 3, 2013 | Industry
California has Kaiser Permanente. Minnesota has the Mayo Clinic. Maryland’s strength is in federal agencies. Four health care leaders in Maryland made Modern Healthcare’s annual list of the 100 most influential people in the industry. Three of them lead federal...
by Keith Kuhn | Sep 3, 2013 | Payor, Provider
As public criticism grows about its pending divorce from Highmark Health Services, UPMC is asking thousands of its employees to campaign against legislation that could force it to renew reimbursement contracts with the insurer. Mustering employees to lobby lawmakers...
by Keith Kuhn | Sep 2, 2013 | Industry
A subsidiary of Florida’s largest insurer led a series B round for a digital health group that uses a selection of patient engagement tools to improve outcomes. Audax Health Solutions raised $20 million in a round led by Navigy Holdings, a subsidiary of Blue Cross and...
