by Keith Kuhn | Jun 3, 2013 | Regulations
An identical version of the Medicare Audit Improvement Act (MAIA), reported on in the March 25, 2013 issue of Health Headlines when it was introduced in the House, has now been introduced in the Senate by Senator Roy Blunt (R-MO). As explained in the March 25th Health...
by Keith Kuhn | Jun 1, 2013 | Government
Gene L. Dodaro, Comptroller General of the United States and head of the U.S. Government Accountability Office (GAO), today announced the appointment of one new member and the reappointment of five existing members to the Medicare Payment Advisory Commission (MedPAC)....
by Keith Kuhn | Jun 1, 2013 | Payor, Provider
Highmark Inc. expects to close an acquisition of St. Vincent Health System in Erie on July 1, since the Erie County Orphan’s Court approved the deal on Friday. The Erie County Orphan’s Court on Friday approved the affiliation of Saint Vincent Health System with...
by Keith Kuhn | Jun 1, 2013 | Payor
UnitedHealth Group Inc. will sell coverage in just a dozen of the new health exchanges being set up in states, a lower number than it had suggested earlier and a sign that insurers are treading cautiously into the new market. Bloomberg reports on remarks made to...
by Keith Kuhn | May 31, 2013 | Provider
Sound Shore Health System (“SSHS”) announced today it has entered into an Asset Purchase Agreement with Montefiore Health System (“Montefiore”) for Montefiore to acquire its assets (and assume certain liabilities). The transaction, which is...
