September 16, 2019 1. UnitedHealth confirms $3.2B Equian deal Full story 2. Massachusetts hospital president: BCBS putting profits over patients Full story 3. Fiat Chrysler company accuses BCBS of Michigan of paying inflated medical claims Full story 4. Kettering Health's best practices…
Payer Issues
September 12, 2019 1. 10 states with the highest uninsured rates Full story 2. Nurse sues Tennessee hospital over patient attack Full story 3. California home health provider charged in Medicare fraud scheme Full story 4. 33% of revenue cycle operations have…
September 11, 2019 1. UnitedHealth's revenues could reach $275B in three years, analysts say Full story 2. UPMC's 24-member board faces criticism over management of nonprofit Full story 3. Private insurers could pay record $1.3B+ in rebates for overcharging premiums Full story…
September 10, 2019 1. Illinois healthcare exec accused of falsely billing BCBS Full story 2. Telemedicine company CEO pleads guilty in $424M fraud scheme Full story 3. 10 updates on UnitedHealth Group Full story 4. How to improve collections and keep patient…
September 9, 2019 1. Insurers could save $4B by switching where patients take specialty drugs, United Health says Full story 2. Kaiser must disclose more financial, insurer data under new California law Full story 3. Tennessee hospital employees lose insurance Full story…
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September 5, 2019 1. Miami's Jackson Memorial to repay $412M in Medicaid payments Full story 2. Patient dies after visit from suspicious man at Phoenix hospital Full story 3. Medicare spends more on post-hospital care than private insurers Full story 4. 33% of…
September 4, 2019 1. United-TeamHealth snafu may have industrywide effects: Moody's Full story 2. Rural hospital had staff making trips to Dollar General, former nurse says Full story 3. Former UnitedHealth, Best Buy exec becomes Bright Health president as startup's founder departs…
September 3, 2019 1. CMS pitches sweeping changes to rules for maintaining Medicare billing privileges Full story 2. Horizon BCBS sues physician advocacy group over 'smear campaign' Full story 3. MaineHealth's ACO president talks new Medicare Advantage plan with Anthem Full…
August 28, 2019 1. UNC Hospitals placed on probation by Joint Commission Full story 2. 2 Florida hospitals stripped of Medicaid funds fight state budget provision Full story 3. Medicare wasting millions by paying for hospice drugs twice, inspector general finds…
August 27, 2019 1. Ohio hospital's Medicare contract in jeopardy Full story 2. Mystery group spent $13M on surprise-billing ads: 7 things to know Full story 3. Harvard/Politico: Americans trust physician offices more than hospitals, payers with their data Full story…