CMS is sending email notices to approximately 275,000 people during the next week inviting them to give the federal health insurance exchange site, HealthCare.gov, a second try, according to a report from The Hill.
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Dallas-based Tenet Healthcare Corp. and Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Texas have announced an agreement to offer a statewide accountable care organization model through Tenet's Integrated Care Networks, launching Jan. 1, 2015.
Munson Healthcare, an eight-hospital system based in Traverse City, Mich., has signed a value-based reimbursement agreement with Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan.
Jackson Hospital in Montgomery, Ala., announced the opening of the Pike Road (Ala.) Jackson Clinic Family Medicine Center.
Osceola Regional Medical Center in Kissimmee, Fla., has completed a $60 million patient tower, according to an Orlando Sentinel report.
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Twelve state-run exchanges have enrolled about 3 percent of their expected 2014 participants, according to an analysis conducted by healthcare business advisory company Avalere Health.
Fewer than 50,000 people have managed to enroll in health plans through the federal health insurance exchange site, HealthCare.gov, people familiar with the matter have told The Wall Street Journal.
Nearly 32 percent of Americans consider themselves very or somewhat likely to purchase health insurance through their local hospital or health system, according to a survey conducted by Valence Health.
The Obama administration has released long-awaited rules on mental health parity, ensuring mental health insurance claims will be covered almost identically to physical health claims, according to a report from NPR.
TeleTracking Technologies announced it was recognized as a Certified Support Staff Excellence Center by Technology Services Industry Association and Impact Learning Systems.