Tag:
Latest Headlines
There's a curious dichotomy going on in the healthcare industry. On one hand, in recent hearings on Capitol Hill, healthcare providers and insurers acted like true adversaries, with the provider...
New Jersey has just embarked upon a grand experiment to improve the delivery of healthcare to Medicaid beneficiaries, one that will require significant collaboration between the state and health insurers, according to NJ Spotlight.
Harvard Pilgrim Health Care has jointed three New Hampshire hospitals to create a new company that it promises will "take healthcare coordination to a new level."
Health insurers have taken the trend of payer-provider collaboration a step further, adding more nurses to their ranks than ever before.
While a recent report indicated that newly eligible Medicaid enrollees may be more costly than anticipated to cover, a Health Affairs study points to one promising cost-reduction solution--care coordination.
As the Baby Boomer population enters its Medicare years, beneficiaries tend to be sicker than their predecessors. They also live longer. The combination will strain both beneficiaries themselves and the Medicare system at large.
Even the simplest of wellness initiatives can reap big savings for payers, the North Carolina State Health Plan said at the Health Information and Management System Society's annual conference in Chicago.
A pilot program underway in Memphis, Tennessee demonstrates how Anthem intends to reshape Medicaid as a care delivery model and not just an insurance program.
Providers, health plans and consumers must work together for an affordable and sustainable healthcare system, America's Health Insurance Plans President and CEO Karen Ignagni told attendees at the National Forum on Hospitals, Health Systems and Population Health in the District of Columbia this week.
CarePoint Health's new CEO Dennis Kelly plans to further expand the business beyond its Hudson County, New Jersey roots while focusing on keeping patients healthy and better coordinating care.
Press Releases
- MISSING PIECES: MAJOR HEALTH DATABASE HAS DEEP FLAWS
- Majority of Americans Don't Use Digital Technology to Access their Doctors
- Home Care Alliance of Massachusetts Launches HIT Adoption Initiative
- Veterans Health Administration and Indian Health Service Become First Federal Agencies to Gain Interoperability via DirectExchange
- OCR Invites Developers to ask questions about HIPAA Privacy and Security
- More Press Releases
Sponsored Links