Feedback Form
Join, Follow & Connect
Join Modern Healthcare's LinkedIn group Follow Modern Healthcare on Twitter Join Modern Healthcare's Facebook group Join Modern Healthcare's Flickr group Get a Modern Healthcare news feed
 
 
Payers and Purchasers
 
Information
Devicemakers urge coverage of weight-loss surgery
By Reuters via Yahoo | January 25, 2012
Device manufacturers are pushing the U.S. government and health insurers to cover weight-loss surgery, an effort that could give millions more obese Americans access to the treatments.
FULL STORY »
Share    Comment
 

Information
Boston hospital's Blues deal curbs payments
By Boston Globe | January 24, 2012
Children's Hospital Boston has agreed to a three-year contract with Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Massachusetts that will not pay Children's any more money this year, offering fresh evidence that the clamor to contain health costs is having an effect.
FULL STORY »
Share    Comment
 

Information
Supreme Court rebuffs conservative group on healthcare lawsuit
By New York Times | January 24, 2012
A conservative group that wants Justice Elena Kagan to recuse herself when the Supreme Court takes up a challenge to the reform law has been denied permission to take part in oral arguments.
FULL STORY »
Share    Comment
 

Information
Mass. Gov. Patrick: Overhaul healthcare costs
By Associated Press | January 24, 2012
Gov. Deval Patrick is calling on lawmakers to pass a sweeping overhaul of the healthcare payment system in Massachusetts.
FULL STORY »
Share    Comment
 

Information
Uninsured patients costing taxpayers
By (Farmington, N.M.) Daily Times | January 23, 2012
In New Mexico, San Juan County's cost for treating patients without health insurance more than doubled in the last four years.
FULL STORY »
Share    Comment
 

News
Little research on overuse of healthcare in U.S., study says
By Maureen McKinney | January 23, 2012 | Basic Web Basic Web Subscription Details
Despite concerns about the high cost and inefficiency associated with the overuse of healthcare, research is limited and often addresses only a few medical interventions, according to a study.
FULL STORY »
Share    Comment
 

News
Lawmakers set to begin wrestling again with doc-pay issue
By Jessica Zigmond | January 22, 2012 | Basic Web Basic Web Subscription Details
Federal lawmakers assigned to reach compromise on legislation to address the again-looming Medicare payment cut to physicians are scheduled to meet for the first time on Tuesday.
FULL STORY »
Share    Comment
 

News
Health records access expanded for federal employees
By Maureen McKinney | January 19, 2012 | Basic Web Basic Web Subscription Details
Health insurance carriers that provide coverage for federal employees must soon begin offering their members additional downloading and data-sharing capabilities.
FULL STORY »
Share    Comment
 

News
J&J to pay $158 million to settle Texas case
By Jaimy Lee | January 19, 2012 | Basic Web Basic Web Subscription Details
Johnson & Johnson will pay $158 million to settle allegations that the company improperly marketed its antipsychotic Risperdal to physicians in Texas, which led the state's Medicaid program to overpay for the drug for more than a decade.
FULL STORY »
Share    Comment
 

News
Insurance-exchange establishment grants awarded
By Jaimy Lee | January 18, 2012 | Basic Web Basic Web Subscription Details
HHS has awarded establishment grants to 28 states and the District of Columbia to set up insurance exchanges.
FULL STORY »
Share    Comment
 

Search ModernHealthcare.com:



Daily Dose MH Alert MH AM HITS Modern Physician Most Requested Advance Notice

LinkedIn Amazon Kindle Twitter Facebook Flickr News Feeds