Much hyped health plans lead some to cut care: study Reuters via Yahoo! News
People with high-deductible health plans designed to raise awareness of costs and reduce unnecessary care are causing consumers to scrimp on health care, according to a study released on Thursday.
Medical Service Prices, Provider Payments Could Change As Health Insurers Increasingly Make Cost Data Public, Miami Medical News Today
Health insurers are beginning to reveal the costs of health care services, a move that might "ultimately change what providers charge and how much consumers pay," the Miami Herald reports. Charges for services can vary by as much as 30% depending on the provider, according to Cigna. [click link for full article]
Feds Target Health Care Provider For Fraud CBS News
Health care fraud accounted for more than 70 percent of all the money collected last year by the Justice Department. Armen Keteyian investigates Omnicare, the target of a major federal investigation.
Health tips for travel in India Seattle Times
Staying healthy in India requires preparation and sometimes some quick thinking. Everyone should consult his or her own health-care provider
Sutter Health and Rite Aid Open First Sutter Express Care Medical Clinic in Natomas FinanzNachrichten
SACRAMENTO, Calif., Dec. 7 /PRNewswire/ -- The Sutter Health network, in partnership with Rite Aid ( Nachrichten ) Corporation (NYSE: RAD; PSX), is opening its first Sutter Express Care in-store medical clinic, located conveniently inside the Rite Aid at 2751 Del Paso Road in Natomas.
Family Finances: What's behind those 'surprises' in health-care bills Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
A co-author of this column, who belongs to a Preferred Provider Organization, recently had a routine hospital outpatient procedure. As expected, a bill arrived both for the in-network hospital and the in-network doctor.
Health providers' Social Security numbers posted on state site Boston Globe
At least several hundred, likely more, Social Security numbers of health care providers were posted to the Internet in a state contractor's mistake that officials were scrambling to fix Friday.
CareEvolution Personal Health Record System Showcased at the Connecting Americans To Their Health Care National PR Newswire via Yahoo! Finance
CareEvolution, Inc. is pleased to announce that its cFHR is one of only a handful of personal health record systems being profiled at the Connecting Americans To Their Health Care: Empowered Consumers, Personal Health Records, and Emerging Technologies national conference being held in Washington, D.C., today.
Emergis Signs Agreement with Ontario Ministry of Health and Long-Term Care to Manage Processing of Drug Benefit Program Market Wire via Yahoo! Finance
Emergis Inc.(TSX: EME) today announced that it has signed an agreement with the Ontario Ministry of Health and Long-term Care to manage the ministry's Health Network System, which processes drug claims under the Ontario Drug Benefit program.
MAXIMUS Awarded $73.7 Million New York Health Care Rebid CRM Today
MAXIMUS, provider of government services, announced it has been awarded a two-year, $73.7 million contract to continue providing Medicaid managed care enrollment services to more than 2.1 million individuals receiving public health insurance in New York City, as well as Nassau and Suffolk Counties.
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