by Keith Kuhn | May 20, 2013 | Payor
The Blue Cross Blue Shield of Massachusetts Foundation said last week it has launched an online tool that allows users to track the changing makeup of the state’s health-care delivery system. The foundation added its new website provides easy access to information...
by Keith Kuhn | May 18, 2013 | Payor
Highmark Inc. has been fined $50,000 by the state Insurance Department for minor violations relating to denying claims. The Pittsburgh Pennsylvania based health insurer disputed the findings of the 2-year review, but says it will review its claims procedures anyway....
by Keith Kuhn | May 18, 2013 | Government, Regulations, Reimbursement
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) put on display at the Federal Register a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking titled “Medicaid Disproportionate Share Hospital Allotment Payment Reductions” (CMS-2367-P.) The Affordable Care Act requires...
by Keith Kuhn | May 18, 2013 | Provider
Roche Diagnostics Corp. is mulling a sale of its blood-glucose meter business, according to a Reuters report, a move that would cast uncertainty over the nearly 1,000 people working for its diabetes business in Indianapolis. Reuters reported the potential sale on...
by Keith Kuhn | May 17, 2013 | Government
The U.S. Senate on Wednesday confirmed Marilyn Tavenner, a former nurse and hospital company executive, as the first full-fledged administrator for the Medicare and Medicaid healthcare programs since 2006. In a rare show of bipartisanship on a healthcare issue,...
