by Keith Kuhn | Jan 25, 2014 | Industry
Powered wheelchair maker Hoveround confirmed that it laid off 20 workers at its Sarasota headquarters last week, trimming total employment in the region to 294. Company founder and president Tom Kruse said increased use of competitive bidding by Medicare has forced...
by Keith Kuhn | Jan 24, 2014 | Payor
Blue Cross and/or Blue Shield (BCBS) organizations along with their affiliates enrolled 98.7 million people as of September 30, 2013, more than 31% of the population in the United States and 40% of those commercially insured. Linked together through the Blue Cross and...
by Keith Kuhn | Jan 24, 2014 | Provider
Two state senators are planning to introduce legislation that would require health systems to contract with any willing insurer, effectively ending the Highmark Inc.-UPMC contract dispute while shaping future relations between big health systems and consumers. Sens....
by Keith Kuhn | Jan 23, 2014 | Industry, Regulations
Last week, a $1.1 trillion appropriations bill was passed by Congress. The bill included language that will urge the Department of Health & Human Services (HHS) to address concerns that the recovery audit contractors (RACs) are incentivized to be overly...
by Keith Kuhn | Jan 23, 2014 | Provider
UPMC is planning to construct a medical office building in Pine Township, less than a mile from Highmark’s medical mall. Pine supervisors approved land development plans for a two-story, 23,000-square-foot medical office building, which will be built on Route 19 near...
