Florida Blue and Lake Worth, Fla.-based Medical Specialists of Palm Beach have announced they have expanded their collaborative care agreement to Palm Beach County.
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Horizon Blue Cross Blue Shield in New Jersey and Hackensack-Physician Hospital Alliance, Hackensack (N.J) University Medical Center's accountable care organization, have announced the launch of a new collaborative accountable care agreement.
UnitedHealthcare, Aetna, BlueCross BlueShield and Humana, four of the country's largest private payers, will be ready for the ICD-10 transition come Oct. 1, according to a survey conducted by the American Academy of Family Physicians.
As the 2014 open enrollment period draws to a close, the federal government and some states are working to get uninsured Americans signed up for coverage offered through the health insurance exchanges.
Whether or not health insurance exchange enrollment under the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act hits 6 million by the end of this month depends on 10 states, according to a Kaiser Health News report.
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Blue Shield of California, San Ramon, Calif.-based Hill Physicians Medical Group and Dignity Health in San Francisco have announced a three-year accountable care initiative to provide care to 14,600 Blue Shield HMO members in San Joaquin County.