Blue Cross Michigan wants to appeal hidden fees case again
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan plans to ask the U.S. Supreme Court to look at a case that’s likely to cost the insurer millions of dollars. Blue Cross is …
Beaumont, Botsford and Oakwood Agree To Merge Into One Health System
The boards of Beaumont Health System, Botsford Health Care and Oakwood Healthcare have unanimously approved an agreement to combine their operations into a new $4 billion health care organization. Under …
Michigan mobile health initiative aims to cut hospital costs, readmissions
Community EMS, a Southfield, Mich., ambulance and consulting company, has begun pilot testing a mobile health initiative to use paramedics and telemedicine to assess the health of chronic disease patients …
Feds tie Michigan Doctor to fraudulent cancer care
Federal authorities charged a Metro Detroit doctor with fraud Tuesday, accusing him of deliberately misdiagnosing patients with cancer and ordering chemotherapy for others who were in remission or had no …
Michigan Senate panel OKs Medicaid bill with two alternatives
A Michigan legislative committee on Wednesday voted to make at least 320,000 low-income adults eligible for Medicaid health insurance in 2014 and beyond, setting the stage for a crucial vote …
UPMC Errs in Rejecting Michigan Patients with Community Blue Plan
Several UPMC patients with health insurance through a Michigan company were caught up recently in the hospital network’s battle with Pennsylvania health insurer Highmark Inc. Blue Cross Blue Shield of …
Insurer and Michigan Hospitals Switch Reimbursement Plan
Michigan’s largest health insurer and a dozen hospitals announced Monday they are starting to carry out a cost-saving deal designed to prevent unnecessary or overused tests and procedures, an attempt …