2009 Medicare Premiums and MPFS Rates Status Quo
The good news is that the standard Medicare Part B monthly premium in 2009 will remain at 2008 rates—$96.40 (for single filers who earned $85,000 or less in 2007). Want the bad news? Well, there isn’t...
View ArticleHHS Secretary Invites Insurers to Discuss Rate Hikes
Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Kathleen Sebelius sent a letter Feb. 24 to the heads of five insurers—UnitedHealth Group, WellPoint, Aetna, Health Care Service Corporation and CIGNA—inviting...
View Article2011 Medicare Increase for Some
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) has set the Medicare premiums, deductibles, and coinsurance amounts to be paid by Medicare beneficiaries in 2011. For the most part, rates will...
View ArticleMass. Bill May Control Health Care Costs
Massachusetts Gov. Deval Patrick signed a bill that aims to save $200 billion over the next 15 years by linking health care cost increases to the growth of the state’s economy. The bill passed...
View ArticlePart B Premiums Not Changing
Your patients subscribing to outpatient, or Part B, Medicare, will be relieved to learn premiums won’t change for most beneficiaries in 2015. Cost-sharing for hospital and skilled nursing stays will...
View Article2011 Medicare Increase for Some
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) has set the Medicare premiums, deductibles, and coinsurance amounts to be paid by Medicare beneficiaries in 2011. For the most part, rates will...
View ArticleMass. Bill May Control Health Care Costs
Massachusetts Gov. Deval Patrick signed a bill that aims to save $200 billion over the next 15 years by linking health care cost increases to the growth of the state’s economy. The bill passed...
View ArticlePart B Premiums Not Changing
Your patients subscribing to outpatient, or Part B, Medicare, will be relieved to learn premiums won’t change for most beneficiaries in 2015. Cost-sharing for hospital and skilled nursing stays will...
View ArticleBig Healthcare Decisions Made with Big Data
It seems as if the world is dependent on data, and big decisions are made based on it. In your daily life, it’s used to track buying of consumer goods, most-watched television shows, and most missed...
View ArticleHospital Partnership Forms Big Analytics Company Benevera Health
Benevera Health has been called a “population health improvement company.” It’s a partnership of the New Hampshire hospitals Dartmouth-Hitchcock, Elliot Health System, and Frisbie Memorial Hospital,...
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