Modern Healthcare Breaking News

Your RSS feed from RSSFWD.com.	Update your RSS subscription

Modern Healthcare Breaking News Latest Breaking News from Modern Healthcare Key insurer Centene plans to expand health exchange presence 8:26:50 AM Health insurer Centene announced plans Tuesday to expand into more Affordable Care Act insurance exchanges for next year, at a time when competitors are either pulling back from those markets or proposing steep price hikes to remain. 500,000 providers will get 2% payment cuts under Medicare's quality reporting system Tuesday, June 13, 2017 6:00 PM More than 500,000 providers will see a reduction in their Medicare reimbursement this year due to poor performance under the Physician Quality Reporting System. The march of rising healthcare costs has slowed, but it's still unsustainable Tuesday, June 13, 2017 5:00 PM PricewaterhouseCoopers Health Research Institute projected that medical costs in 2018 will increase by 6.5% from 2017, but that still outpaces general inflation by two to three times and is unsustainable. How California made Obamacare work Tuesday, June 13, 2017 5:00 PM Medicaid expansion, cost-sharing subsidies and a big marketing budget are keys to the state's success. Two of those ingredients are in jeopardy of being nixed or rolled back under the House Republicans' bill to repeal the Affordable Care Act now... CMS actuary predicts GOP repeal bill will reduce coverage by 13 million Tuesday, June 13, 2017 4:00 PM A new government analysis estimated that the House-passed American Health Care Act would reduce insurance coverage by 13 million —10 million less than the Congressional Budget Office's prediction. 'Help is on the way' for Americans as Senate writes its healthcare reform bill, Pence says Tuesday, June 13, 2017 4:00 PM Vice President Mike Pence on Tuesday touted the American Health Care Act as a solution to the rising premium costs and insurer exits from marketplaces, telling HHS employees that Obamacare is in a "death spiral." AMA names McAneny as president-elect Tuesday, June 13, 2017 2:58 PM The American Medical Association members voted for New Mexico oncologist Dr. Barbara McAneny as their president-elect during the organization's annual House of Delegates meeting in Chicago on Tuesday. Illinois' managed care revamp delayed Tuesday, June 13, 2017 2:20 PM Illinois has pushed back the timeline to award lucrative contracts to insurers who oversee most of the state's Medicaid enrollees. New York's Nassau County sues drugmakers over opioid crisis Tuesday, June 13, 2017 2:09 PM Citing "exorbitant" expenses in addressing the mounting opioid crisis, Nassau County on Monday joined a growing number of local governments suing major pharmaceutical companies, accusing them of contributing to the explosive growth in opioid... New York insurers seek double-digit health premium increases Tuesday, June 13, 2017 2:00 PM New York's health insurance companies are seeking premium rate increases averaging 16.6% in the individual market and 11.5% in the small group market next year.

RSSFWD - From RSS to Inbox