by Keith Kuhn | Jun 12, 2013 | Payor
Florida Blue, Florida’s Blue Cross and Blue Shield Company, has filed a request with the Florida Office of Insurance Regulation (OIR) to organize under a policyholder-owned, not-for-profit mutual insurance holding company (MIHC) system. This structure provides...
by Keith Kuhn | Jun 11, 2013 | Industry
Krames StayWell has launched ACO 360™, a comprehensive patient engagement package for Accountable Care Organizations (ACOs) that includes marketing and patient education tools, and a new solution for ACO member health management. ACO 360™ is designed to...
by Keith Kuhn | Jun 11, 2013 | Government, Reimbursement
The Partnership for Quality Home Healthcare today commended Representative Tom Price (R-GA) and his call for targeted Medicare reforms that achieve savings by putting an end to the occurrence of waste, fraud and abuse in the Medicare program. In a letter sent to his...
by Keith Kuhn | Jun 11, 2013 | Reimbursement
When it comes to the steep cuts Medicare plans to implement as part of Round 2 of competitive bidding, industry stakeholders have been waiting for the other shoe to drop. In the wake of the announcement of the cuts—on average, 45% below the current fee schedule—there...
by Keith Kuhn | Jun 8, 2013 | Payor
For the same health coverage from the same insurer, a 40-year-old Sacramentan will pay $78 more per month than a Los Angeles County resident through the state’s new insurance exchange. In rural Mono County, the disparity will be even larger: $150 per month,...
