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Medicare Advantage beneficiaries see better health outcomes
People with Medicare Advantage tend to have stronger health outcomes than those with fee-for-service Medicare, seeing fewer hospitalizations and readmissions, according to research published by Inovalon.
Using its unique data assets and analytics to lo…
New Hampshire leads in healthcare job listings per capita
Those seeking work in the healthcare industry would do well to look to New England: According to a new analysis from Tebra, New Hampshire has the most healthcare job listings per capita, followed by Maine and Massachusetts.
Rounding out the top 10, in …
Envision achieves financial restructuring, slashes 70% of debt
Nashville-based medical group Envision Healthcare, which filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy in May, has completed and emerged from its restructuring process with a markedly strengthened capital structure and is ready to grow, the company announced.
CMS proposes rule to tighten Medicare Advantage marketing
In an effort to crack down on predatory Medicare Advantage marketing practices, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services has issued a proposed rule it says will improve marketplace competition and limit plans’ payments to brokers.
Kaiser Permanente net income grows to $239 million in Q3
Kaiser Permanente is in a drastically different financial situation than it was a year ago, having posted $239 million in net income for the third quarter. That’s up from a net loss of $1.5 billion in Q3 2022.
Democrats press CMS on AI-based claims denials in Medicare Advantage
Democratic lawmakers in the U.S. House of Representatives have penned a letter to the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, asking the federal agency to analyze artificial intelligence use in Medicare Advantage plans with an eye toward reducing c…
Hospital groups criticize HHS remedy for 340B payments
Hospital groups are unhappy with the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services after the agency released a final rule to fix the now-defunct 340B-acquired drug payment policy for 2018 to 2022.
More patients requesting access to medical records, ONC says
More and more patients are accessing their medical records via patient portals or apps on their phones and tablets, and the frequency with which they access these records is increasing, according to a new report from the Office of the National Coordina…
$1.4 billion in profit propels Cigna in Q3
The Cigna Group has collected $1.4 billion in profit and $49 billion in revenue during the third quarter of this year, and while the total profit is only half of what Cigna reported during Q3 2022, revenue increased by about $4 billion year-over-year.
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HHS settles $100K ransomware investigation
Massachusetts-based medical management company Doctors’ Management Services will pay the Department of Health and Human Service and the Office of Civil Rights $100,000 in a settlement over a ransomware attack.
