by Keith Kuhn | Jul 23, 2014 | Provider
The separation agreement between UPMC and Highmark Inc. has begun raising questions, barely two weeks after Gov. Tom Corbett announced the pact. In a message sent Wednesday to health insurance brokers, UPMC picked apart Highmark’s interpretation of their separation...
by Keith Kuhn | Jul 23, 2014 | Industry
Consumer healthcare apps linked to smartphones or wearable devices are growing in popularity, and forthcoming offerings from Apple and Google are likely to draw more attention to the field. These systems allow users to monitor a range of information—heart rate,...
by Keith Kuhn | Jul 22, 2014 | Reimbursement
Since last year, Medicaid DME reimbursement rates in Virginia have been posted at Medicare minus ten percent. However, things have gotten worse for Virginia DME providers. On July 1, 2014 DME reimbursement rates for Medicaid dropped to the competitive bidding rate on...
by Keith Kuhn | Jul 22, 2014 | Industry
A huge surge of venture capital investment into health-care IT companies shows no sign of slowing as companies scramble to exploit potentially big money-making opportunities offered by Obamacare and inefficiencies in the nearly $3 trillion health system. “Where...
by Keith Kuhn | Jul 21, 2014 | Industry
If you haven’t heard already, years of effort on the part of the HME industry has culminated in a groundswell of pressure for audit reform. From the long hours put in by AAHomecare volunteer leadership and the Senate Finance Committee Roundtable to the ALJ backlog and...
