Managed Care news and information

Modern Healthcare reporter Maureen McKinney talks with Michael Tarwater, CEO of Carolinas HealthCare System, Charlotte, N.C.
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As the deadline nears for Medicare's first accountable care organizations to decide whether they will continue with the initiative, at least one is debating whether to leave.
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The Alabama Legislature passed a sweeping revision to Medicaid that replaces the way the program delivers and pays for care with regional managed care operators.
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One of the last undecided Democratic governors has opted to expand Medicaid. West Virginia Gov. Earl Ray Tomblin announced his intention to urge funding of the expansion by the Democratic-led Legislature after considering it for nearly a year.
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Policymakers hope moving Medicare- and Medicaid-eligible seniors into managed-care plans will save a lot of money through better coordination of care, but the payoff may not be as big as expected.
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UnitedHealth Group's first-quarter net income dropped 14% as the nation's largest health insurer paid out more for medical claims and booked a smaller gain due to leftover insurance claims.
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Catholic Health Initiatives is addressing its current health information technology needs by looking to the future.
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North Carolina's $13 billion Medicaid program needs a big dose of private competition that will come from paying a handful of statewide managed-care providers to deliver medical, mental, and dental care to the elderly and disabled for a stable cost, Gov. Pat McCrory said Wednesday.
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Hospitals and insurers are clashing over new research that found surges in hospital inpatient pricing, even as the Obama administration argues that hospital costs are moderating.
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America's Health Insurance Plans, under fire for rising policy premiums, is touting a new study that shifts the responsibility for climbing prices to the hospital sector.
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