A loophole in the official calculator developed by HHS to approve or reject health plans allowed large companies to offer their employees health plans for 2015 that didn't include hospital coverage, according to a Washington Post report.
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Only 11 percent of the uninsured are aware that the next open enrollment period for the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act exchanges starts next month, according to a Kaiser Health Tracking poll.
Hospitals have until October 31, 2014, to consider CMS' offer to settle pending appeals of denied Medicare claims for 68 percent of the net allowable amount. All acute-care hospitals and critical access hospitals with pending appeals are eligible for this…
The California Office of the Patient Advocate has released assessments of numerous health plans based on select clinical services, according to a Kaiser Health News report.
UnitedHealth Group's net earnings in the third quarter of fiscal year 2014 rose 2 percent, from $1.57 billion in 2013 to $1.6 billion this year.
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Massachusetts' health department has been caught trying to over-bill Medicaid for nearly $106 million, according to a Washington Examiner report.
Health insurer Highmark has announced the introduction of a pay-for-value healthcare option that will take effect Jan. 1, 2015.
Indiana's Medicaid expansion proposal — called HIP 2.0 — was submitted in July, but its future remains uncertain, according to a Post Tribune report.
While concerns regarding anti-competitive behavior span the country, 17 states have a single commercial insurer with a market share of 50 percent or more, according to an American Medical Association report.
As many Americans prepare to enroll in insurance plans this fall through their workplace, they can expect more high-deductible health plans from their employers, according to a Kaiser Health News report.