The federal health insurance exchange offers health plans that are competitive, affordable and consistently meet minimum requirements, according to an analysis conducted by management consultant Abhay Padgaonkar of Innovative Solutions Consulting.
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State University of New York Downstate Medical Center closed admissions and ended ambulance services Wednesday at Long Island College Hospital in Brooklyn, N.Y., according to a Brooklyn Eagle report.
In 2012, private equity firms invested almost $4 billion in health and medical services, according to Thomson Reuters. Many of the firms that have purchased healthcare organizations recently are aware of HIPAA and the omnibus rule that went into effect…
The federal exchange site can now process nearly 17,000 registrants per hour with almost no errors, CMS Administrator Marilyn Tavenner told the Senate Health, Education, Labor & Pensions Committee yesterday.
People trying to enroll in health plans through HealthCare.gov should anticipate further outages during the next four weeks as HHS and its contractors work to repair the site, according to a report from The Hill.
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Mississippi Gov. Phil Bryant has rescinded parts of his executive order meant to force Blue Cross & Blue Shield of Mississippi to reinstate 10 hospitals owned by Naples, Fla.-based Health Management Associates into its network, according to a Mississippi Business…
The 15 state-run exchanges have experienced varying degrees of success so far, with some running into technical problems similar to those that have plagued the federal exchange, according to a Politico report.
An estimated 17 million people who are currently uninsured or who purchase coverage on their own will be eligible for premium tax credits under the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act next year, according to a Kaiser Family Foundation report.
Applications for insurance coverage through the exchanges submitted over the phone use the same computer system as HealthCare.gov, meaning they will encounter the same glitches, according to "War Room" notes from meetings between Obama administration officials.
CMS has issued more guidance related to its new regulation that generally considers inpatient admissions spanning two midnights as qualifying for payment under Medicare Part A.