New York City-based NYC Health + Hospitals joined Empire BlueCross BlueShield HealthPlus' Medicaid managed care network through a new contract.
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Blue Cross Blue Shield of Massachusetts, the state's largest health insurer with 2.8 million enrollees, said its first quarter operating loss stemmed from the ACA's insurer fee and federal tax reform.
An independent federal study found President Donald Trump's planned expansion of short-term health plans will see higher enrollment and cost more than previously predicted, according to The New York Times.
A recent blog post by VisitPay explores some of the challenges in implementing patient finance platforms and how Intermountain Healthcare is making significant strides forward in addressing these issues.
New York City-based health insurance startup Oscar is expanding into four new markets, the health plan's CEO told Bloomberg.
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Historically, risk adjustment and membership growth have been the largest revenue levers for government program payers. But that's evolving. Due to a shifting regulatory landscape, the quality bonus payment is an important new revenue lever.
Prominent hedge fund managers like Jana Partners and Omega Advisors increased their stakes in U.S. health insurers during the first quarter of 2018 despite Amazon, JPMorgan Chase and Berkshire Hathaway's imminent foray into the space, Reuters reports.
An Oregon woman was diagnosed with stage 4 metastatic colon cancer that spread to her liver, after giving birth to her daughter four years ago. A poor outcome from a procedure to remove the cancer left her in need of…
Molina Healthcare named James Woys executive vice president of health plan services.
CMS has approved the expansion of Maryland's all-payer hospital payment model, Republican Maryland Gov. Larry Hogan announced May 14.