by Keith Kuhn | Jul 23, 2013 | Payor
Joshua Kushner, investor and founder of New York-based investment firm, Thrive Capital and well known for backing hot startups such as Instagram, Fab, Warby Parker and Codecademy, has been quietly working on his second startup, which is focused on the healthcare...
by Keith Kuhn | Jul 22, 2013 | Payor
State officials say the new Medicaid bill-paying system is working better than expected. But for the company trying to get kids wheelchairs, the dentist who hasn’t been paid in a month and the companies who wait days to get their calls for help returned, the system is...
by Keith Kuhn | Jul 22, 2013 | Payor
Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Rhode Island and a physician’s group have entered into a partnership aimed at improving health care and slowing cost increases. The three-year shared-savings agreement between the state’s dominant insurer and the 200-physician...
by Keith Kuhn | Jul 20, 2013 | Industry
Mixed results from the first year of an ambitious accountable care organization program should not deter providers from moving toward coordinated care models, according to prominent observers. All 32 of the Pioneer ACOs met quality measures in their first year and...
by Keith Kuhn | Jul 20, 2013 | Industry
TMG Health, provider of technology-enabled solutions for Medicare Advantage, Medicare Part D and Managed Medicaid plans, announced the appointment of Charles Wayland to Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer. Wayland will work collaboratively with TMG...
