Recent concerns about the future of the federal insurance marketplace prompted a meeting between Obama and some of the heads of the remaining ACA ...
Read More >>A “helping hand” for insurers may not be so advantageous for patients.
Some consulting companies are offering a “helping hand” to health insurance companies to glean specific information from their patient ...
Read More >>Unspecified ICD-10 Coding on CMS claims coming to an end!
On October 1, 2015, CMS implemented the ICD-10 code set which allowed/forced health care providers to use a higher level of specificity when ...
Read More >>MAJOR INSURANCE COMPANIES CONTINUE TO LOSE ON OBAMACARE PLANS
Aetna announced on August 2nd that it plans to halt its Obamacare expansion in 2017. Like other major players in the insurance market, Aetna ...
Read More >>GOP CONTINUES TO FIGHT BACK OVER THE FUNDING OF ACA!
The Obama administration continues to defend the funding of the Affordable Care Act following the GOP report that found the funding violated the ...
Read More >>A “Call” for Physicians to Unite!
In a recent Medscape article by Howard Waitzkin, MD, PhD, he discusses the potential need for doctors to disobey to maintain independence and quality ...
Read More >>CMS FLOODED WITH CONCERNS ABOUT PATIENT PRIVACY UNDER NEW MACRA RULES
CMS agency officials say that the new MACRA program will offer healthcare providers greater simplicity and flexibility but the proposed MACRA ...
Read More >>PATIENTS’ ABILITY TO PAY DETERIORATES AS OUT-OF-POCKET MEDICAL COSTS RISE. HOW WILL HEALTHCARE PROVIDERS COLLECT?
More expensive, high-deductible insurance plans are growing and resulting in higher patient debt and the inability of patients to pay their medical ...
Read More >>ACA Lawsuit won by House Republicans!
The Obama administration unconstitutionally spent money that Congress never appropriated to pay for part of the Affordable Care Act. The ACA ...
Read More >>Aetna Downplays Humana acquisition timing!
In a June 8th article by Bob Herman, Modern Healthcare, he discusses how Aetna is downplaying the timing of its $13 billion debt offering for the ...
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