By Jessica Zigmond | February 16, 2013
| Print Magazine
Momentum is building among House leaders to draft and introduce legislation this year that would repeal Medicare's troublesome sustainable growth-rate formula used to pay physicians, but upcoming budget battles could thwart those efforts. FULL STORY »
The CMS issued proposed terms for insurers participating in the Medicare Advantage Part C insurance program—including a growth percentage benchmark of negative 2.2% that will be used to help determine 2014 capitation rates. FULL STORY »
A report estimated insurance consumers benefited from $1.5 billion in rebates or reduced costs last year due to the reform law. But insurers said that money could have funded anti-fraud efforts. FULL STORY »
By Jessica Zigmond | November 30, 2012
| Basic Web
The nation's health plans cautioned Friday that a proposal from the CMS to charge a monthly user fee to insurers offering plans through a federally operated exchange starting in 2014 will result in rising healthcare coverage costs. FULL STORY »
State rate reviews have an effect on health insurance premiums for individuals and small businesses, as one in five insurer requests last year resulted in either a lower rate increase or no increase at all, according to a report from the Kaiser Family Foundation. FULL STORY »
Affordable health insurance is part of the “middle-class bargain” that President Barack Obama is promising all Americans if he's elected to another term on Nov. 6. FULL STORY »
By Gale Scott, Crain's New York Business | August 13, 2012
The Affordable Care Act's long-term impact on employers is still uncertain. But one sector is already getting a boost from the law, recently upheld by the U.S. Supreme Court: Business is booming for benefits consulting firms. FULL STORY »
On a morning when nearly everyone with an interest in healthcare anxiously awaited the U.S. Supreme Court verdict on health reform, HHS Secretary Kathleen Sebelius was preparing for a call with reporters to credit the law for returning $1.1 billion in rebates to businesses and consumers. FULL STORY »
Health insurance companies that meet or exceed the medical-loss-ratio standard established in the healthcare reform law must notify policyholders on or after July 1, according to a new rule from the CMS. FULL STORY »
By Modern Healthcare | February 04, 2012
| Print Magazine
SAN ANTONIO, Texas—Duke Realty, an Indianapolis-based healthcare property owner, manager and developer, announced it has bought Christus Santa Rosa Hospital-Alamo Heights in San Antonio and an adjacent medical office building. FULL STORY »
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