By Jessica Zigmond | February 10, 2012
| Basic Web
News that the Obama administration would accommodate faith-based employers who object to paying for health insurance that covers contraceptive services was welcomed by the head of the Catholic Health Association, while the insurance industry trade group greeted the announcement with caution. FULL STORY »
Acclaris, a Tampa, Fla.-based provider of consumer-driven healthcare reimbursement technology and services, promoted Subhadip Chatterjee to senior vice president of information technology. FULL STORY »
API Healthcare, Hartford, Wis., has acquired Concerro, a San Diego-based provider of cloud-based software for healthcare staffing and scheduling systems. FULL STORY »
Final rules issued by the Obama administration established the first nationally standardized descriptions for the coverage provided by health insurance plans. FULL STORY »
An executive of Riverside General Hospital in Houston was arrested and charged in a $116 million Medicare scheme involving kickbacks to patient recruiters and the owners of homes for the elderly and disabled in exchange for steering residents to Riverside's mental health clinics. FULL STORY »
Physicians in a class-action lawsuit against UnitedHealth Group over payments for out-of-network services could soon start receiving some $200 million in settlement payments. FULL STORY »
WellPoint, Indianapolis, terminated Brian Sassi, who was executive vice president, marketing, and president and CEO of its consumer business unit, effective immediately, according to an SEC filing. FULL STORY »
Republicans expect to receive a list today of Democratic options to pay for a large tax-cut extension measure that includes a freeze in scheduled cuts to Medicare physician pay rates. FULL STORY »
By Jessica Zigmond | February 08, 2012
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The Center for Medicare & Medicaid Innovation will award about $40 million in grants to test approaches that can help reduce the rising number of pre-term births in the U.S. FULL STORY »
