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Steward Health Care to market its own insurance
Hospital operator Steward Health Care System, which has recently been buying up hospitals in Massachusetts, will soon be entering the insurance market. State regulators on Monday approved Steward
Regence undergoes major executive shakeup
The future leadership at Regence Life and Health is unclear as its senior executives change roles--all while facing scrutiny from Washington state over its claims payment delays and decreasing
Will mandatory contraception coverage increase costs?
To the dismay of many health payers, the Department of Health & Human Services (HHS) moved quickly to act upon recent recommendations requiring insurers provide free contraceptives and other
AHIP: ACO antitrust rules to drive provider consolidation
The proposed antitrust regulations for accountable care organizations are too relaxed and could lead to increased provider consolidation, which could then drive up healthcare costs, according to
Health plans use social media as tool for member recruitment, retention
Editor's note: The following is an excerpt from FierceHealthPayer's newly published eBook, Health Payer Innovations: Strategies for Recruiting & Retaining Members. You can download it for free .
Health plans spar with providers over ACO payment
If all goes as planned, we can expect CMS to issue rules for accountable care organization in the next few weeks. At that point, the disagreement over how ACOs will be defined likely will rise to a
New cost estimates, guidance help insurers implement ICD-10
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Insurers scramble to adapt to healthcare reform law
Despite talk by those who would like to see all or part of the healthcare reform law reversed, insurers cannot afford to put off changes to adapt, the New York Times reports. Some are altering their
Missouri cracks down on fake health plans
The Missouri Department of Insurance is going after companies that market fake medical insurance, the St. Louis Post-Dispatch reports. It has fined eight companies more than $1 million for allegedly
New insurance plans required to cover some preventive care, health screenings without cost-sharing
A mix of preventive care and screening services will become free to consumers, under the Affordable Care Act, which became law in March. Under the new rule, services like blood pressure, diabetes and
