Thursday, 15 June 2017

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VA warns of surprise budget gap, insists no delays in care
8:42:37 AM
The Department of Veterans Affairs warned Wednesday it was unexpectedly running out of money for a program that offers veterans private-sector healthcare, forcing it to hold back on some services that lawmakers worry could cause delays in medical...


Democrats introduce bill to bring back reinsurance in individual market
Wednesday, June 14, 2017 6:48 PM
Four Democratic senators have introduced a bill that would make reinsurance a permanent part of the Affordable Care Act's individual exchanges.


House passes bill mandating verifcation of immigration status before tax credits are paid
Wednesday, June 14, 2017 5:59 PM
Only lawful immigrants can obtain insurance through the Affordable Care Act marketplace, and most can have their status verified during online enrollment. The House bill would delay premium assistance until citizenship is confirmed.


Advanced practitioners called on to ease cancer care shortage, but challenges remain
Wednesday, June 14, 2017 5:00 PM
The cancer community is deploying advanced-practice providers to help address a shortage of services. But integrating them into a practice isn't easy.


Blink Health ends Express Scripts contract over insulin program
Wednesday, June 14, 2017 4:29 PM
Blink Health and Express Scripts partnered with Eli Lilly to provide up to a 40% discount on the drugmaker's insulin. An Express Scripts spokesman said Blink ended the contract because it did not want an exclusive relationship with the PBM, a...


CMS won't expand pilot that checks network adequacy on HealthCare.gov
Wednesday, June 14, 2017 4:00 PM
The CMS will not expand a pilot that let consumers see how many providers were offered on plans purchased on HealthCare.gov. The pilot will remain targeted to Maine, Ohio, Tennessee and Texas.


Longtime Johns Hopkins Health System president to retire
Wednesday, June 14, 2017 3:00 PM
Ronald Peterson, president of Johns Hopkins Health System, will retire at the end of this year after more than 44 years with the academic medicine organization.


Aetna and Sutter Health to launch joint health plan
Wednesday, June 14, 2017 2:05 PM
Sacramento, Calif.-based Sutter Health and Aetna will combine data analytics to identify at-risk patients to treat them sooner. The 50-50 joint venture health plan is Aetna's fifth.


Mistaken EHR incentive payments may have been unavoidable
Wednesday, June 14, 2017 2:00 PM
The agency allegedly made more than $729 million in incentive payments to providers who shouldn't have received them. But that kind of waste is almost run of the mill.


Oscar turns to private marketplace to help sell health plans to small businesses
Wednesday, June 14, 2017 2:00 PM
HealthPass New York, a private insurance exchange for small employers, has agreed to start offering Oscar's new plans for small businesses.


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