by Keith Kuhn | Feb 26, 2015 | Government
CMS has proposed a very small decrease in payments to Medicare Advantage plans for 2016, the agency announced Feb. 20. CMS says it wants to pay private insurers 0.95% less next year. When more intensive services are factored in, however, the agency says it expects...
by Keith Kuhn | Feb 26, 2015 | Government
The Wyoming House of Representatives on Thursday rejected a proposal to expand the federal Medicaid program. Sponsor Rep. Dan Zwonitzer, R-Cheyenne, floated the proposed budget amendment to commit Wyoming to a two-year expansion of Medicaid. Zwonitzer said going into...
by Keith Kuhn | Feb 24, 2015 | Industry
Cloud-based services are steadily becoming more widely adopted by healthcare organizations. The past year alone has seen a surge of interest regarding the potential of cloud computing with many players set to start moving healthcare-related applications across to...
by Keith Kuhn | Feb 23, 2015 | Industry
In a recent survey done on American Adults by digital health agency Klick Health says diabetes patients using digital tools to manage their health feel much better. A Survey Sampling International (SSI) was used by the Klick Health to take responses of 2,000 American...
by Keith Kuhn | Feb 20, 2015 | Beneficiary
Health insurance is a must-have (not to mention a legal requirement), but it doesn’t protect you fully from medical costs. The average employer plan has an individual deductible of $1,135, and the popular Silver plans sold on state marketplaces in 2014 had an average...
