Urgent Care Insurance Claims Rise Sharply, Faster than ED

Media Health Leaders- Gregory A. Freeman, March 26, 2018  Insurance claims for urgent care exploded over a nine-year period, rising much faster than claims for emergency care. Private insurance claim lines…

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Doctors advocate overhauling some Medicare billing codes

Modern Healthcare- By Virgil Dickson  | March 22, 2018 Lowering documentation standards for a commonly used set of billing codes would lead to better quality of care, doctors told the CMS during a conference…

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Insurers Gobble Doctor Practices To Bolster Medicare Advantage Plans

Forbes- Bruce Japsen - MAR 12, 2018 @ 08:00 AM News that Centene is buying a large medical group is the latest sign that health insurers are engaged in a…

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What merger mania means for health care

CNN Money- by Paul R. La Monica- March 8, 2018: 12:32 PM ET Get ready for another wave of massive health care deals -- and maybe this time the government will approve…

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Google sister-company Verily is plotting a move into a fast-growing corner of the health insurance industry

CNBC -Christina Farr | @chrissyfarr -Updated 11:27 AM ET Tue, 27 Feb 2018 Verily's new hires and partnerships point to a move into health insurance. The company is looking to…

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