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Tag Archives: Health Insurance Payors
Doctors’ group: Healthcare mergers not in patients’ ‘best interests’
The American Medical Association (AMA) is sounding the alarm about the proposed consolidations of four of the country’s largest health insurance giants.
Clear Health Costs: Insurers’ Payments Vary More than Hospital Charges
‘No cost basis for the difference,’ says former hospital CEO
Will payer mergers stifle competition? Let us know (Poll)
As Humana deal looms, a fight is brewing in Washington, D.C.
Most Health Insurance Co-ops Are Losing Money, Federal Audit Finds
The co-ops were created by Congress in an effort to increase competition and keep costs down. According to Daniel Levinson, inspector general at the US Department of Health and Human Services, 22 of the 23 co-ops lost money last year; most had fewer enrollees than had been originally predicted.
Aetna hit with counterclaims by ‘hotel-like’ hospital in $120M kickback lawsuit
Insurance megamergers limit nonprofit hospital negotiating power: 5 things to know
Reported premium increases are irrelevant for most marketplace consumers
Do Medicare Advantage plans pay providers different rates than traditional Medicare?–ctd.
Do Medicare Advantage plans pay providers different rates than traditional Medicare?–ctd.
Contemplating health care with a focus on research, an eye on reform
HENRY KOTULA 