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Insurer and New York City hospital system reach accord
A contract dispute between one of the country's largest insurers and a major New York City hospital system has been...
Web Exclusive: The Nightmare of Health Insurance Bureaucracy
Douglas Arnold, CEO of Medical Professional Services in Middletown, CT, recently spoke about the "daunting"...
Lifting contract clause helps Connecticut hospitals serve uninsured
Three hospitals signed contracts with a Connecticut health insurance program since the state's largest insurer lifted a...
Web Exclusive: New Jersey Launches Web Portal to Reduce Health Plan Paperwork
Health plans launched an initiative in New Jersey in which Web portals will be used in a pilot program that officials...
Tufts' Roosevelt: More than one payment model needed to align goals, achieve quality
James Roosevelt Jr., president and CEO of Tufts Health Plan in Boston, writes that changes to physician payments are an...
Audio: Should We Expect Major Reforms in 2009?
Joe Paduda, principal at Health Strategy Associates, talks about healthcare reform, the top healthcare issue for the...
NC awaits growth of high-risk health insurance pool
With unemployment rising, more people with high-risk health problems are expected to turn to state-subsidized insurance...
Web Exclusive: CDHPs Doomed Without Physician Support
A recent study showed that most primary care physicians don't understand CDHPs and medical savings accounts, and don't...
Sky is Not Falling in Managed Care
The current financial calamity may not affect health insurers as much as other industries, but there is an impact to...
Magazine: Creating an Insurance Giant
Two Pennsylvania payers say their merger will slash costs and reduce uninsured rolls, but some providers remain jittery...

Newsletter: Managed Care Contracting and Reimbursement Advisor
Managed Care Contracting & Reimbursement Advisor tells you exactly what you must know and do to successfully negotiate...
Book: Beyond the Contract:
This hands-on survival guide will help you prepare for negotiating sessions by delivering techniques and strategies you...
Book: Top Managed Care Contracting Clauses:
Minimize contractual ambiguities between you and your managed care partner by fortifying the document with language...
Book: The New Era of Healthcare: Practical Strategies for Providers and Payers
This book focuses on methods to forge a partnership between healthcare providers and managed care payers. It contains...
Book: Healthcare Price, Cost & Utilization Benchmarks, Volume VI
Whether you are a healthcare provider or a managed care organization, up-to-date benchmarks are critical to successful...