by Keith Kuhn | Feb 10, 2014 | Government, Payor
After traveling to nearly all of the South Dakota’s 300 towns and cities, Rick Weiland says people trust the Medicare system and says for the Affordable Care Act to really be a success in America, a Medicare option needs to be available for people of all ages....
by Keith Kuhn | Feb 9, 2014 | Industry
PBM Capital Group, a private investment firm that owns Human Design Capital (HDM), maker of the recently released Z1 Travel CPAP Machine, has acquired Breas, a Swedish maker of home respiratory ventilators and sleep apnea products. PBM Capital Group will integrate...
by Keith Kuhn | Feb 8, 2014 | Government, Regulations
The Office of Inspector General (OIG) has several new HME-related projects in the works for 2014, including a review of the reasonableness of the Medicare fee schedule. In its recently released 2014 Work Plan, the OIG says it will review the reasonableness of the...
by Keith Kuhn | Feb 8, 2014 | Payor
Health IT has a new homebase in Center City Philadelphia. Health insurance company Independence Blue Cross is opening a 5,000 square foot “Center for Healthcare Innovation” at 1700 Market Street, it announced this week. The following groups will use the center:...
by Keith Kuhn | Feb 7, 2014 | Provider
Western Pennsylvania’s Allegheny Health Network is one of six health care providers nationwide that can be used by Olympic athletes under the U.S. Olympic Committee’s National Medical Network. The USOC network was founded last year to provide medical care to Olympic...
