Indian-American sworn-in as head of key US health agency
Seema Verma, a well-known Indian-American health policy consultant who played a key role in reshaping the Indiana Medicaid programme earlier, […]
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White House to overhaul Medicare Payments
Medicare will change the way it pays hospitals and doctors to reward quality over volume. The Obama administration will push […]
Automated Claims Management Decreases Cost
Yogesh Lohiya, MD & CEO, Iffco Tokio, General Insurance Company Ltd What is the importance of Health Insurance Claims Management (HICM) in […]
Every Penny Counts
Ravitej Yadalam, Founder, Pennyful.in identifies the demand supply gap inIndian healthcare and thought of coming up with a business model […]
Paying Claims Quickly with Least Denials
Antony Jacob CEO, Apollo Munich Health Insurance What is the state of health insurance business from the Apollo Munich perspective? Over the last […]
Health Ministry Approves New 3.5 yr Course for Village Health Officers
In a bid to meet shortage of doctors in rural India, the Health Ministry today has approved a new 3.5 […]
E & Y Recommends Govt Spending on Healthcare Should Increase
The consulting firm Ernst and Young says the government of India needs to spend at least 4 percent of its […]
Perot Systems to support health insurance program
The Commonwealth of Massachusetts’ Health Insurance Connector Authority, also known as Health Connector, and Perot Systems, a provider of IT services, has announced that the company will provide IT and business process services to support the state’s innovative program to assist low-income Massachusetts residents in choosing the appropriate plan of coverage for each individual’s healthcare needs.
Large US medical insurers agree cover for online doctor visits
Since the dawn of e-mail, patients have been pleading for more doctors to offer medical advice online. No traffic jams, no long waits, no germ-infested offices. There was always one major roadblock: Many health insurers wouldn’t pay for it.
China unveils healthcare scheme
China’s Health Minister has announced an ambitious program to provide basic healthcare for every citizen in the world’s most populous nation.
More join national initiative to develop rules on electronic insurance verification, claims status
CAQH announced today that 12 of the nation’s premier healthcare organizations have joined its Committee on Operating Rules for Information Exchange, CORE, the healthcare industry’s leading initiative to simplify electronic patient administrative data exchange.
