Officials in a number of states are pushing back against new health plans with narrow provider networks through regulatory action, legislation and other methods, according to a Kaiser Health News report.
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CMS has issued a final rule that would cut Medicare home health payments by 1.05 percent in calendar year 2014, less than the previously proposed 1.5 percent net reduction.
White House Deputy Adviser David Simas and two Democratic Nebraska senators will discuss the importance of expanding Medicaid coverage in the state on a conference call with reporters today, according to a report from The Hill.
As the pressure to cut costs increases and patients shoulder more of the burden of paying for care, healthcare price transparency has become an unavoidable issue for hospitals, health systems and other providers.
Health insurer Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Kansas announced yesterday it will give its members the option of extending health plans that were previously scheduled to be canceled next year for not meeting the reform law's requirements.
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Physician leaders at the American Medical Association's interim meeting of its House of Delegates have called for Congress to repeal Medicare's physician payment formula, the sustainable growth rate, by the year's end.
Gov. Sean Parnell has decided not to expand Alaska's Medicaid program, citing the recent issues with the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act's launch.
Insurance industry members and insurance commissioners have expressed concern about President Barack Obama's recent decision to allow health plan providers to continue offering individual coverage next year that doesn't meet the reform law's requirements.
Memorial Hospital in Belleville, Ill., and UnitedHealthcare have agreed to a new four-year reimbursement deal after months of prolonged negotiations, according to a News-Democrat report.
Members of a Missouri senate panel tasked with considering Medicaid reform ideas have voted down the idea of expanding the program, according to a report from The Kansas City Star.