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Feds Create Electronic Health Record Site
By Staff WriterOfficials at the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services have created a website for the Medicare and Medicaid Electronic Health Record (EHR) Incentive Programs.
July 16, 2010
Trustmark Changes PBMsThe health insurance arm of Trustmark Mutual Holding Company is shifting to a new pharmacy benefits manager.
July 16, 2010
PPACA: Expert Reviews Preventive Care ListThe new federal preventive care coverage implementation guidelines are "extremely specific and comprehensive."
July 16, 2010
Taft-Hartley Group Chooses Cost Control VendorThe Connecticut Coalition of Taft-Hartley Health Funds will be offering member health plans cost-control services from Premier Healthcare Exchange Inc. (PHX).
July 16, 2010
NCOIL Postpones Action on Dental Fees ModelThe National Conference of Insurance Legislators (NCOIL) will be spending more time working on a dental services fee schedule proposal.
July 15, 2010
FAQ: Cross-Selling During Medicare AppointmentI read somewhere that there had been some updates to the cross-selling regulations that allowed the sale of health insurance and dental products during the Medicare sales presentation. Is this true? What can you cross-sell during the Medicare sale?
July 15, 2010
Witnesses: Accept No Substitutes for Social SecurityPrivate companies are not really set up to provide the kind of long-term financial protection that Social Security programs provide, speakers said today at a hearing on Capitol Hill.
July 15, 2010
Feds Change Medicare B Premium RulesThe Social Security Administration is changing the rules governing charges for the Medicare program component that pays for doctors' services, diagnostic services and medical supplies.