by Keith Kuhn | May 31, 2013 | Provider, Regulations
The Small Business Administration (SBA) plans to conduct a field hearing in which providers can voice their concerns about the negative impact of competitive bidding and Medicare audits on small businesses, according to a bulletin from the VGM Group. To testify at...
by Keith Kuhn | May 31, 2013 | Payor
Friday marked the deadline for health care insurers to submit for state approval their plans to sell insurance through the public exchange called MNSure. While the complete list of companies that applied is not publicly available, the Minnesota Department of Commerce...
by Keith Kuhn | May 30, 2013 | Government, Industry
A Michigan health IT company has secured a five year, $8.9 million contract with Pennsylvania’s eHealth Partnership Authority. Its mission? Connect the state’s 11 regional and statewide health information exchanges and four health information service providers so they...
by Keith Kuhn | May 30, 2013 | Payor
A coalition of consumer and public health groups applauded the inclusion of money in the health cost-control bill adopted by lawmakers Tuesday to pay for programs to stem chronic illnesses such as diabetes, asthma, and heart disease that are fueling the growth of...
by Keith Kuhn | May 30, 2013 | Payor
Former CIA director Leon Panetta is back on the board of directors of Blue Shield of California. Panetta served on the board from 2000 to 2009, when he became director of the Central Intelligence Agency. Now that he’s stepped down as secretary of defense and headed...
