by Keith Kuhn | Oct 9, 2013 | Industry
As the Affordable Care Act, private insurers and employers push less costly outpatient care, the health care industry is responding with a boom in retail clinics and urgent care centers. At the second annual Forbes Healthcare Summit, a panel of physicians and...
by Keith Kuhn | Oct 9, 2013 | Payor
Across North Carolina, thousands of people have been shocked in recent weeks to find out their health insurance plans will be canceled at the end of the year – and premiums for comparable coverage could increase sharply. One of them is George Schwab of Charlotte, who...
by Keith Kuhn | Oct 7, 2013 | Payor
Philadelphia-based health insurer Independence Blue Cross says it has begun enrolling people into its health insurance plans through the federal government’s online portal after two days of glitches. Independence Blue Cross spokeswoman Kathleen Conlon said...
by Keith Kuhn | Oct 7, 2013 | Payor
With two new HMO plans introduced last week on the federal insurance exchange, Independence Blue Cross is offering consumers a road map to cut out-of-pocket health-care costs. The trick for consumers who sign up for Blue Cross’ HMO Proactive plans is to choose...
by Keith Kuhn | Oct 4, 2013 | Regulations, Reimbursement
Ambulance trips for dialysis treatment rose 269 percent for Medicare recipients between 2002 and 2011, while the number of covered trips overall rose 69 percent, the Office of Inspector General found in a new report. Although dialysis clinics are approved as a...
