Posts Tagged ‘California healthcare’
A Requirement to Inform PPO Members of Upcoming Provider Terminations
IN CALIFORNIA • A Requirement to Inform PPO Members of Upcoming Provider Terminations • Sutter Seeks to Offer HMOs in CA • Western Health Expands the Reach of its HMO • Pharmacy Group Urges Veto of Chemotherapy Bill HEALTHCARE • MLR Bill Clears Subcommittee • Providers Warn That Medicare Cuts Will Threaten Radiation Care • [...]
Information Technology is Driving Force for Improving Healthcare
Recent developments in the transformation of the healthcare system were addressed by national speakers at the MedeAnalytics Fall 2012 Client Summit in Sonoma, a gathering of healthcare executives from around the country. The featured speakers noted the key role analytics play in our nation's quest to improve the quality and lower the cost of [...]
Health Reform Law to Usher in Age of Consumerism
The health reform law will bring millions of new potential customers to insurers' doorsteps ushering in a new age of consumerism. New services, tools and communication strategies are being developed to attract and retain business. Health insurance companies will offer health coaching, online tools and medical information. They'll develop mobile [...]
Bowing to Investor Pressure, WellPoint CEO Quits
Wellpoint announced that Angela Braly, 51, had stepped down effective immediately. Braly had been dogged by criticism over WellPoint's slumping stock, managerial blunders and disappointing earnings. She also caught the ire of consumers and even President Obama in 2010 for trying to raise rates by up to 39% in California. The Indianapolis company [...]
Self Funded Legislation Is Sidelined
IN CALIFORNIA • Self Funded Legislation Is Sidelined • A Rocky Transition to Medi-Cal Managed Care HEALTHCARE • Employers Remain Committed to Health Benefits • Medicare Voucher Plan Remains Unpopular • Is the Medicaid Manage Care Business Worth Pursuing? LIFE INSURANCE • Individual Life Sales Continue to Grow • Buyers [...]
Supreme Court Ruling Could Force California to “Rethink Everything”
Before the end of the month, the U.S. Supreme Court is expected to rule on the constitutionality of the federal health law. Among the most likely scenarios, the court would leave the law intact, overturn it completely, or strike down a key provision that requires most people to purchase health insurance. Each possibility carries different [...]
Four Myths About ObamaCare That Just Won’t Die
Death panels! Secret slush funds! Open warfare on the Catholic church! These are some of the misrepresentations that are often bandied about when talking about healthcare reform. There's one absolute fact, though: ObamaCare is destined to play a major role in this year's debt talks and elections and will undoubtedly have a big effect on [...]
