NC Medicaid remake hits benchmark
The effort to privatize North Carolina’s Medicaid program made its first substantive deadline last week, but Department of Health and Human Services officials warned lawmakers that putting the plan in …
Medicaid reform in NC has health care systems juggling best path for services
The state’s largest health care systems have been caught in a logistical tug-of-war after legislators proposed a hybrid strategy for handling the biggest piece of Medicaid reform. Do the systems …
BCBS pricing tool could shake up medical industry
Cary, North Carolina radiologist Stephen Loehr likes to think he runs a lean operation at his 14-employee outpatient practice, Triangle Vascular Associates. But pricing his services against other doctors and …
NC Bill would make Medicaid Management Changes
The Department of Health and Human Services would no longer supervise day-to-day operations of North Carolina’s Medicaid program under a bill that received key support Thursday. A General Assembly subcommittee …
Providers Can Move Mountains by Working Local Relationships
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 …
Health data platform Validic acquires Infometers to boost clinical device integrations
Durham, North Carolina-based health data platform company Validic announced this week that it had acquired its partner Mountain View, California-based Infometers for an undisclosed sum. Validic’s CEO Ryan Beckland told …
Blue Cross Blue Shield of North Carolina Integrates With CoverMyMeds to Streamline Prior Authorization Process
Blue Cross and Blue Shield of North Carolina (BCBSNC) has taken an innovative step in bringing patient care closer to the point-of-prescribing by becoming the first Blue Cross and Blue …
Blue Cross of N.C. launches private insurance exchange
Blue Cross and Blue Shield of North Carolina, the state’s largest health insurer, launched a private health insurance exchange, giving companies with more than 50 employees another option in seeking …