by Keith Kuhn | Aug 20, 2013 | Payor
The Highmark-UPMC ad war is tarnishing the reputations of both institutions, diverting dollars that would be better spent on health care, according to the president of the Allegheny County Medical Society. “The money that a nonprofit spends on advertising is money not...
by Keith Kuhn | Aug 20, 2013 | Payor
Health insurance giant Highmark Inc. will expand its Community Blue limited network plan to 21 counties in central and eastern Pennsylvania starting Jan. 1, the company announced Friday. Community Blue Premier Flex will be offered to group customers and the plan...
by Keith Kuhn | Aug 19, 2013 | Provider
Carlisle Regional Medical Center wants to provide cost-efficient care needed to retain access to people covered by health insurer Highmark Inc. Carlisle Regional issued this statement Friday afternoon: “CRMC has been working closely with Highmark over the past...
by Keith Kuhn | Aug 19, 2013 | Reimbursement
For weeks, FOX8 has reported stories about NC Tracks and local providers’ frustrations with the state’s new online Medicaid billing system. Doctors, therapists and billing experts we’ve talked to say they are not being properly reimbursed for Medicaid patients’ bills....
by Keith Kuhn | Aug 18, 2013 | Beneficiary
WellCare Health Plans, Inc. announced positive results from initiatives aimed at improving the oral health of its Medicaid members in Kentucky. Since November 2011, when the company began serving the state’s Medicaid population, WellCare of Kentucky’s oral health...
