Boise, Idaho-based St. Luke's Health System will no longer be part of health insurer Humana's Medicare Advantage network as of Jan. 1, according to an Idaho Statesman report.
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Health insurers Blue Cross of Northeastern Pennsylvania in Wilkes-Barre, Pa., and Pittsburgh-based Highmark have signed a letter of intent to pursue a stronger affiliation to achieve greater efficiencies and value.
The Wisconsin Hospital Association and Sen. Tammy Baldwin (D-Wis.) have asked the Wisconsin Department of Health Services to delay a Medicaid reform plan that will revoke coverage for thousands of state residents, according to a report from The Business Journal.
Nearly 32 percent of Americans consider themselves very or somewhat likely to purchase health insurance through their local hospital or health system, according to a survey conducted by Valence Health.
The Medicare Payment Advisory Commission discussed possible post-acute care reimbursement reforms last week, including ways to improve Medicare payment for chronically critically ill patients in hospital settings.
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CMS will deny certain Medicare claims that don't contain a valid national provider identifier for the ordering or certifying healthcare professional starting Jan. 6.
The American Medical Association has found a single health insurance company has a commercial market share of 50 percent or more in 15 states.
Health insurer Humana has halved its expectations for the health insurance exchange open enrollment period and predicts federal officials will push back the sign-up deadline because of technical issues with the federal exchange site, according to a Reuters report.
Frisbie Memorial Hospital in Rochester, N.H., has taken formal legal action concerning its exclusion from Anthem Blue Cross and Blue Shield of New Hampshire's narrow provider network, according to a Foster's Daily Democrat report.
The nation's five largest investor-owned health insurers totaled nearly $80 billion of revenue combined in the third quarter of fiscal year 2013, pocketing about $3.7 billion of that amount in profit.