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AHIP: Medicare Advantage Plans Cut Enrollee Re-Hospitalization
By Allison BellMedicare Advantage plan practices may be reducing the likelihood that an enrollee will be re-admitted to the hospital by as much as 14% to 29%, according to America's Health Insurance Plans.
June 06, 2010
Tactics For Winning Strong Worksite EnrollmentsThe open enrollment period is not only a time for employers and worksite brokers to inform employees of the plans available to them and of any changes that have occurred within those plans.
June 06, 2010
Agents Fret Over Loss Ratios, Mini-Med SurvivalHow broadly federal health regulators define medical loss in upcoming regulations fleshing out healthcare reform legislation has emerged as a key pocketbook issue for insurance agents.
June 06, 2010
The High Cost of Being Ahead of The Healthcare CurveThe health care act passed by Congress and signed by President Obama is titled the "Patient Protection & Affordable Care Act".
June 04, 2010
HHS Seeks Comments On Plan Quality AssessmentsThe U.S. Department of Health and Human Services is putting two Medicare Advantage performance measurement efforts through a routine paperwork reduction review process.
June 04, 2010
Tech Bits: ByAllAccounts, Ebix, Intelimedix, TC3, GTESS, VeriskEbix Inc. will be working with ByAllAccounts Inc. to offer customers account aggregation features.
June 04, 2010
PPACA: New HHS Health Insurance Oversight Arm Adds ManagersThe U.S. Department of Health and Human Services has picked a former state insurance commissioner, an academic and a risk pool expert to help run a new Office of Consumer Information and Insurance Oversight.
June 04, 2010
Companion To Help CMS Promote Electronic RecordsA unit of Blue Cross and Blue Shield of South Carolina will be helping the government reward health care providers for adopting electronic health record systems.